Arts & Entertainment

Oscars 2013: Watch the Oscars Live Sunday at the Englert Theatre

Why watch the awards show at home all by yourself or throw your own party, when you can watch the red carpet and the awards roll in on Englert's big screen?

See Also: Oscars 2013: The Complete Academy Awards Nominations List

*FREE ADMISSION!
Suggested donation at the door: $10

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Why watch the awards show at home all by yourself or throw your own party, when you can watch the red carpet and the awards roll in on Englert's big screen? Bring your friends and enjoy a live screening at our HOLLYWOOD LIVE! event. Simply watch the show, enjoying movie-themed food and a cash bar, OR take it step further and compete for prizes in the Best Movie-Themed Food Contest, the Best Dressed Guest or Best Costumed Guest Contest and the Guess the Winners Contest. Admission to this event is free (donations at the door are welcome). 

The festivities begin at 6:00 PM when doors are opened. Patrons are invited to be photographed on the red carpet in order to enter the "best dressed" contests, to fill out their ballots, visit the bar and enjoy free appetizers. The television presentation starts at 7:00 PM.

Hollywood Live! Contests:
All attendees will be invited to participate in voting for the following categories:

Best Dressed Guest: wherein guests imagine they are attending the actual event and dress accordingly. Prize: $100 Dinner for two at Joseph’s Steakhouse, Englert Series show for two at the theater, and a one night stay for two at hotelVetro.

Best Costumed Guest: wherein guests imagine they are characters from this year’s films and dress accordingly. 2 winners will receive one of two prizes: $50 gift certificate for Saloon or $50 gift certificate to G Spot Hair Design

Best Movie-Themed Food: Guests are invited to contribute additional dishes to the spread of Bread Garden Market catering by making their own movie-themed food. Examples of previous winners include... Hilary Pigs in a Swank-et, Michael Clark Duncan Donuts, and The Lord of the Onion Rings. Prize: $25 gift certificate for Bread Garden Market

Guess the Winners Contest: Pick up your ballot at the FilmScene table. All guests are invited to “play along” by completing their own ballots. Prize: The winner who gets the most winners correct will win at $100 Visa Gift Card! 

Also, vote for best- and worst-dressed celebrities...

This event is sponsored by:

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Christopher Okiishi
FilmScene
KCRG

With additional support, prizes, food, and auction items provided by:

The Englert Theatre
Bread Garden Market
Joseph's Steak House
hotelVetro
G Spot Hair Design


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