Oscar Party Recipes: 8 Winning Dishes Inspired by Nominees

And the fork goes to...Excited for Oscar Sunday? Since we won't be walking down the red carpet for for the occasion, we plan on spending the 4+ hour event stuffing our faces (unlike the starving, beautiful we'll be critiquing from our couches). To get pumped, we've rounded up our favorite recipes inspired by the nominees. Cook some up for yourself this weekend... Lights, camera, action!

Best Visual Effects: Real Steel
Recipe: Real steel-cut oat pancakes
Mom, you may want to make sure no punches are thrown at whoever nabs the last of these pancakes. They're that good.

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups steel-cut oats
4 tablespoons butter

Toppings of choice: lemon curd, berries, whipped cream, maple syrup, honey

Directions

Mix together water, milk, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until it boils. Add in steel-cut oats and simmer for 30 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.

Grease a 13×9 baking sheet (slightly larger will also work) and spread the oat mixture out into an even layer. Allow to cool to room temperature and then place in the fridge overnight.

The next morning, cut the oats into squares. Heat a frying pan to medium-high heat. Add a bit of butter into the pan, enough to cover the bottom when melted. Fry oatmeal squares for 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Top with desired toppings and serve for a hearty breakfast.

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Best Makeup: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Warm Butterbeer
You don't have to waste two sickles at The Hog's Head for a pint of warm butterbeer when you've got this homemade recipe. (Just spend the cash you save on a new Firebolt!)
Make warm butterbeer

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Best Sound Editing: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Recipe: Dark of the Crescent Moon Rolls
Unlike the Decepticon spacecraft found on the moon in this Transformers flick, there's nothing perilous atop these homemade crescent rolls. Unless you decide to slather them with dangerously sweet Nutella ...
Make dark of the crescent moon rolls

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Best Animated Feature Film: Kung Fu Panda 2
Recipe: Gluten-free Spring Rolls with Spicy Ginger Sauce
Give your taste buds an extra kick of flavor Kung Fu Panda-style by dipping these spring rolls in spicy ginger sauce.
Make gluten-free spring rolls with spicy ginger sauce

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Best Actress: Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn
Recipe: Warm Artichoke and Spinach Dip
Enjoy the Oscars while noshing on this savory spinach dip - a nod to the great Ms. Monroe, who was crowned Miss California Artichoke Queen in 1947.
Make warm artichoke and spinach dip

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Best Actress: Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Recipe: Homemade Arby's Curly Fries
Lisbeth Salander survived off of greasy fast food, crummy coffee, and cowboy-killing Marlboro Reds. Of the three, we'd opt for the fast food, like these copycat curly fries, any day of the week.
Make homemade Arby's curly fries

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Best Writing: Bridesmaids
Recipe: Brazilian Cheese Balls
Bridesmaids, the movie that launched a thousand gag reflexes, caused moviegoers to view Brazilian food in a whole new light. We guarantee these Brazilian cheese balls will be just as big of a hit at your party - minus the bodily fluids.
Make Brazilian cheese balls

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Best Actress: Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady
Recipe: Mint Cucumber Wasabi Tea Sandwiches
Margaret Thatcher may have ruled with an iron fist, but we doubt she'd have a problem softening her grip to dig into these delicate tea sandwiches. Pinkies out!
Make mint cucumber wasabi tea sandwiches

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