It’s almost that time again! The night of nights, the show of shows, the film lover’s Super Bowl… and once again, we are celebrating them in style at the Paradise. Yes, the Academy Awards are just around the corner.

On the evening of March 2nd, Paradise Theatre is going to be throwing our third annual Oscar viewing party – and you are cordially invited to join us. Hosted by the CBC’s Peter Knegt (who also runs the fabulous Queer Cinema Club series at the Paradise), this Oscar party is going to have everything: drinks, food, incredible prizes, a best dressed contest, a good old fashioned Oscar prediction pool, and of course, a live screening of the awards themselves up on the big screen where they belong.

The Oscars start at 7 PM, but the doors to the Paradise will open at 5 PM. Come early and fill our your predictions ballot, get activated with a The Substance-themed cocktail (just remember you are one!), watch the red carpet and show off your own look.

The best dressed contest will be judged at 6:15pm, and the category is: your fashion interpretation of the nominated films. So whether that’s serving us Wicked or Nosferatu or The Substance or Conclave or even The Brutalist (last year’s winner of this contest was based on Anatomy of a Fall, so thinking outside the box can be key!), we invite you to take this as literally or non-literally as you’d like. Just have fun with it… though also please avoid offensive cultural appropriation!

This event’s wonderful poster designed by Jared Olsever.