<\/a>\t\t\t\t <\/a>\t\t\t\t The 98th Academy Awards on March 15 are the perfect excuse for a themed menu. Here’s what we’re eating!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The time is finally almost here: The biggest night in Hollywood\u2014the Academy Awards\u2014marks the finale of the lengthy awards season and a career launch pad for some of its biggest stars.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also a night when pop culture history is made, like the 2017 best picture mix-up, Sally Field\u2019s 1985 \u201cyou like me!\u201d speech or the slap heard around the world in 2022. So it makes perfect sense that you\u2019d want to share the evening with friends, food and maybe a drink or two or three\u2014hey, it\u2019s a long night!<\/p>\n With that in mind, we\u2019ve rounded up some of our favorite recipes<\/u><\/a> that could play a starring role in your 2026 Oscars watch party, whether that be easy cocktails<\/u><\/a> that pair well with some of the buzziest nominated films, dishes that the Hollywood A-listers love or red carpet-worthy appetizers<\/u><\/a> that put us in a cinematic mood.<\/p>\n <\/body><\/div>\n 1<\/span> \t Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has been catering the Governors Ball, aka the official after party of the Academy Awards, every year for the past 30-plus years. While the menu is different each time, one item that appears every year is smoked salmon cut into the shape of an Oscar. This smoked salmon dip is the perfect way to pay tribute to the Oscars tradition. 2<\/span> One of the surest bets of these Oscars is that the popular K-Pop Demon Hunters<\/i> is expected to take home the trophy for best animated feature. Anyone who\u2019s seen the film multiple times thanks to their kids\u2019\u2014or their own!\u2014 love for the movie will recognize these corn dogs from the Saja Boys\u2019 performance of their endlessly catchy song \u201cSoda Pop.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 3<\/span> Best actress nominee and Song Sung Blue<\/i> star Kate Hudson is a big fan of spicy martinis<\/a>, and we think this cocktail would shine as the signature cocktail of any Oscar watch party. The color of the drink even matches the red carpet!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 4<\/span> Who doesn\u2019t love a slider at a watch party? One person we know loves a burger is best supporting actor nominee Jacob Elordi, who is a particular fan of the maximalist Australian burger<\/a>. To prepare them Australian style and make the Frankenstein<\/i> star proud, add pineapple, beet slices, bacon and mayonnaise to these monstrously tasty mini burgers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 5<\/span> In best picture nominee Marty Supreme<\/i>, best actor nominee Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet plays a charismatic and chaotic table tennis prodigy who even comes up with an idea to sell orange novelty table tennis balls bearing his name. This unexpected appetizer is the perfect way to represent the film among your party spread.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 6<\/span> In best picture contender Sinners<\/i>, twin brothers Smoke and Stack\u2014both played by Michael B. Jordan\u2014face off against a vampiric evil force that is threatening their community. This visually stunning cocktail is a clever nod to the bloody conflict that ensues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 7<\/span> One of the biggest tragedies of the film Weapons<\/i> happens when Gladys Lilly (played by the best supporting actress-nominated Amy Madigan) interrupts a hot dog-nature documentary lunch date between two characters with her nefarious witchcraft. Your horror movie-loving guests will immediately recognize the scene you\u2019re referencing once they glimpse these hot dog sliders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 8<\/span> In a recent interview on the Table Manners<\/i> podcast, Jessie Buckley, the star of Hamnet<\/i> and the odds-on favorite to win best actress, revealed that oysters would be her pick<\/a> for her last supper. To us, nothing screams a Hollywood-themed night more than this classic oyster preparation that\u2019s surprisingly simple to make at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 9<\/span> The champagne seems to always be flowing in the best picture-nominated F1<\/i> starring Brad Pitt as F1 star driver Sonny Hayes, and the Oscars is a great excuse to break out the bubbly as it is. This citrus-forward, crowd-pleasing party punch will have your guests coming back for multiple laps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 10<\/span> Sentimental Value<\/i> actor and best supporting actor nominee Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s favorite dessert<\/a> is a Swedish dish called semla, which is a spin on a traditional cardamom bun that\u2019s particularly popular during Lent. To make it Skarsg\u00e5rd-style for your watch party, just cut off the top of the bun, fill it with some marzipan and top the whole thing off with whipped cream.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 11<\/span> This appetizer is an homage to Cornbread, one of the most memorable characters in Sinners<\/i>. Played by Omar Benson Miller, Cornbread is a sharecropper who serves as the bouncer at Club Juke. To bring more Sinners<\/i> energy to your party spread, you could never go wrong by frying up some chicken<\/a> to serve alongside the bread.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 12<\/span> In a pivotal scene during the best picture-nominated sci-fi flick Bugonia<\/i>, the conspiracy theorist Teddy (played by Jesse Plemons) serves spaghetti and meatballs to his captive Michelle (Emma Stone) and cousin Don (Aidan Delbis). Your guests will immediately clock this reference if they\u2019ve seen the film\u2014just don\u2019t forget a marinara sauce<\/a> for dipping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 13<\/span> In the best picture-nominated One Battle After Another<\/i>, the action centers on the long-dormant revolutionary group the French 75 and its hapless member Pat Calhoun (played by Leonardo DiCaprio). This classic cocktail is begging for a place on your Oscars party drink menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 14<\/span> If you\u2019re looking to rep OBAA and its breakout star, Teyana Taylor, specifically, this drink is similar to a cocktail called Rose in Harlem that\u2019s on the menu<\/a> at celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson\u2019s Red Rooster Harlem in a salute to the actress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 16<\/span> In a memorable scene in Guillermo del Toro\u2019s best picture-nominated Frankenstein<\/i>, Oscar Isaac (who plays Dr. Victor Frankenstein) is seen dining on a panna cotta, and it\u2019s hard to dream up a more decadent way to end your Oscars watch party. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"recipes](\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Recipes-to-Make-for-Your_AdobeStock_667674432_Editorial_Use_Only_ATedit_FT.jpg\")
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nKorean Corn Dog<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nCranberry-Jalapeno Martini<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nMini Burgers with the Works<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nSpicy Cantaloupe Bites<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nBlood Orange Margarita<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nHot Dog Sliders<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nOysters Rockefeller<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nChampagne Party Punch<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nSwedish Cardamom Buns (Kardemummabullar)<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nCreole Cornbread<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nMeatballs<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nFrench 75<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nLychee Martini<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t16<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\nEarl Grey Panna Cotta<\/a><\/h2>\n