How to host the best viewing parties for the latest award-winning films.
Happy Oscars season to those who celebrate. From all the red-carpet looks to the faux-gracious smiles from nominees who don’t win, we can’t get enough. It follows months of film and TV awards shows, but we have a soft spot for the Academy Awards – arguably the glitziest of them all. The best bit, though, is catching up on all the newly crowned top films, and with the 2025 Oscars now behind us, we have a whole new batch to see.
Oscar-winning movies offer the best excuse to get some friends over for a watch party – one that involves the comfiest clothes, a blanket or two, snacks galore and some excellent drinks. For the ultimate home screening, we’ve rounded up five of the latest Academy Award-winning films and paired them with drinks and snacks to complete the occasion, so settle in.
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1. Anora
- Drink: Fireball Cinnamon Flavoured Whisky
- Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress – Mikey Madison, Best Screenplay, Best Film Editing
Anora is a pretty spicy movie, so you’re gonna need a spicy drink to go with it. Grab a bottle of Fireball for you and your guests to mix up some drinks throughout the film. You could make aFireball Smash, which brings together citrus, cherry and this high-voltage spirit in the one bright cocktail, or you can keep it easy and mix it with lemonade or simply sip it on the rocks. It’s sweet, it’s spicy, and it’s strangely refreshing; you can decide if that describes the film, too. Load up a platter with cheese and crackers, and your night’s sorted.
- Drink: Pickletini
- Awards: Best Actor – Adrien Brody, Best Score, Best Cinematography
Look, this film is loooong. Like three-and-a-half-hours long. And, on paper, it doesn’t sound like much – refugees, post-WWII, architecture – but it didn’t win three Oscars for nothing. So, strap in and get a slow sipper ready – you’ll need a drink to last until at least your first bathroom break. That’s why we’re going for the Pickletini. This salty, briny twist on the classic Martini should be ice cold; you can even pre-batch it and stash it in the freezer for a second round ready to go. Salty, buttery popcorn and charcuterie with cornichons and sliced pickles are essential.
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3. Wicked
- Drink: Lush Guava and Zesty Lime Cruisers
- Awards: Best Costume Design, Best Production Design
This film’s press tour was enough to win us over, with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo serving serious colleague goals. But this 10-time Oscar-nominated film was an instant classic, and we think Wicked watch parties should go big on the pink and green. Pop an ice bucket in the room with Lush Guava and Zesty Lime Cruisers, and people can pick and choose. You’ll need some snacks, too – it’s another long one at over two-and-a-half hours. Stick with the colour theme with treats like watermelon, strawberries and musk sticks, and pistachios, wasabi peas and big bowls of guacamole and chips.
4. A Real Pain
- Drink: Belvedere Vodka
- Award: Best Supporting Actor – Kieran Culkin
Watch Kieren Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg play two cousins who take a trip through Poland to honour their grandmother, and squirm at the tensions that play out. This Polish setting demands some vodka-based drinks – specifically Polish vodka. To avoid missing any of the uncomfortable dialogue, set up a station with Belvedere Vodka, your favourite mixers – regular soft drinks or craft sodas, if you’re feeling fancy – pre-sliced citrus fruits for garnish, and help yourselves. Don’t forget the smoked salmon, creamed cheese, sliced rye and your favourite pickles for a veritable Polish-inspired snack-fest to go with it.
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- Drink: The Seabreeze
- Award: Best Makeup and Hair
Demi Moore may not have won Best Actress, but she cleaned up this awards season in one helluva comeback thanks to this film about capturing a younger, more beautiful version of yourself. To toast this versatile actress, who was huge in the 1980s and ’90s (we highly recommend a double-screening with Ghost), we’re mixing up the Seabreeze. Also super popular in Demi’s heyday, we think this easy three-ingredient cocktail deserves its own comeback. The most important thing? It tastes bloody good. Bright and breezy, it will help lighten the mood during this at-times gory watch.
