At this point, frankly, it looks like most of us weren't cut out to be celebrities. That means we'll likely be watching the Oscars tonight from home rather than from the front row.
February 25, 2007 (Press Release) --
And that's OK. Jack Nicholson can be obnoxious to sit by, anyway. Loud.
But tonight can be more than just another night on the sectional. With the help of Debi Lilly, tonight can be an occasion. Lilly is a Chicago-based event planner who put together Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday bash and has thrown parties for Heather Headley, Brooke Shields, Debra Messing, Cartier, Leo Burnett, Starcom, McDonald's, the Symphony Orchestra and more. As president of A Perfect Event, Lilly has a few thoughts on the evening ahead.
There's nothing more fun than a Hollywood-themed soiree, says Lilly; in fact, she recently threw a pre-Oscars party for Winfrey at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., to celebrate the Academy Award nomination of Forest Whitaker. While it's too late notice to get the Cruises on your guest list, a handful of friends and family are all you need to justify a star-worthy spread.
With inspiration from a few of the movies being honored at the Academy Awards, Lilly recommends these party themes you can whip up in time for tonight's Oscar ceremonies at 7:30 on WLS-Channel 7.
'DREAMGIRLS'
Here are some tips for a "Supremes" celebration.
Give your guests a "star entrance": Have velvet ropes at the door with a "bouncer" welcoming all guests.
Serve a "dream on the rocks." Get the party started with a Cosmo served in a rocks glass -- and for the complete effect, don't forget to add a metallic disco stirrer.
Don't forget to have disco balls hanging over the coffee tables. Guests will be dancing until dawn.
To really top it off, have fringe drapery dividing the room into lounge seating areas.
The buffet could include mini menu items for guests to serve themselves. Start with a caviar bar, a raw bar and so on.
OSCAR PARTY TRIVIA
The Academy Awards were first televised in the '50s and Oscar-viewing parties were immediately organized. Among Hollywood's most notable hosts: Milton Berle, Charles Vidor and Bill Wilder.
• The first official Governors Ball, thrown by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held in 1958.
• In 1968, the Academy Awards ceremony was held just six days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Out of respect, no formal parties were held.
• Super-agent Irving "Swifty" Lazar (nicknamed by no less than Humphrey Bogart) hosted the first of his legendary Oscar parties at L.A.'s Bistro. Through the '60s, '70s and '80s, the party moved to the Bistro Garden, eventually settling in at Wolfgang Puck's celebrated Spago restaurant.
• Dominick Dunne remembers attending a party one year when he sat at the same table as Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. In the book Oscar Night, he recalls: "Elizabeth was bedecked in a huge diamond necklace and a huge diamond ring. 'Kenny Lane?' asked Audrey, pointing at the necklace. 'No, Mike Todd,' answered Elizabeth, mentioning her third husband. 'Kenny Lane?' asked Audrey, indicating the ring. 'No, Richard Burton,' replied Elizabeth, mentioning her fifth and sixth husband. ... The two stars screamed with laughter and kissed again."
• Graydon Carter, who helms the Vanity Fair Oscar party every year, has written that some of the tackiest guests included v, "looking like she had just come from a job at a car wash," who spent the evening clutching Elizabeth Hurley, and Courtney Love, who came unglued when her manager (who had her drugs) was denied entrance to the gala. But Carter says he loves the "democratic" nature of the evening: "Where else would Monica Lewinsky and Sir Ian McKellen meet and become chums?"
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY PAIGE WISER
But tonight can be more than just another night on the sectional. With the help of Debi Lilly, tonight can be an occasion. Lilly is a Chicago-based event planner who put together Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday bash and has thrown parties for Heather Headley, Brooke Shields, Debra Messing, Cartier, Leo Burnett, Starcom, McDonald's, the Symphony Orchestra and more. As president of A Perfect Event, Lilly has a few thoughts on the evening ahead.
There's nothing more fun than a Hollywood-themed soiree, says Lilly; in fact, she recently threw a pre-Oscars party for Winfrey at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., to celebrate the Academy Award nomination of Forest Whitaker. While it's too late notice to get the Cruises on your guest list, a handful of friends and family are all you need to justify a star-worthy spread.
With inspiration from a few of the movies being honored at the Academy Awards, Lilly recommends these party themes you can whip up in time for tonight's Oscar ceremonies at 7:30 on WLS-Channel 7.
'DREAMGIRLS'
Here are some tips for a "Supremes" celebration.
Give your guests a "star entrance": Have velvet ropes at the door with a "bouncer" welcoming all guests.
Serve a "dream on the rocks." Get the party started with a Cosmo served in a rocks glass -- and for the complete effect, don't forget to add a metallic disco stirrer.
Don't forget to have disco balls hanging over the coffee tables. Guests will be dancing until dawn.
To really top it off, have fringe drapery dividing the room into lounge seating areas.
The buffet could include mini menu items for guests to serve themselves. Start with a caviar bar, a raw bar and so on.
OSCAR PARTY TRIVIA
The Academy Awards were first televised in the '50s and Oscar-viewing parties were immediately organized. Among Hollywood's most notable hosts: Milton Berle, Charles Vidor and Bill Wilder.
• The first official Governors Ball, thrown by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held in 1958.
• In 1968, the Academy Awards ceremony was held just six days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Out of respect, no formal parties were held.
• Super-agent Irving "Swifty" Lazar (nicknamed by no less than Humphrey Bogart) hosted the first of his legendary Oscar parties at L.A.'s Bistro. Through the '60s, '70s and '80s, the party moved to the Bistro Garden, eventually settling in at Wolfgang Puck's celebrated Spago restaurant.
• Dominick Dunne remembers attending a party one year when he sat at the same table as Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn. In the book Oscar Night, he recalls: "Elizabeth was bedecked in a huge diamond necklace and a huge diamond ring. 'Kenny Lane?' asked Audrey, pointing at the necklace. 'No, Mike Todd,' answered Elizabeth, mentioning her third husband. 'Kenny Lane?' asked Audrey, indicating the ring. 'No, Richard Burton,' replied Elizabeth, mentioning her fifth and sixth husband. ... The two stars screamed with laughter and kissed again."
• Graydon Carter, who helms the Vanity Fair Oscar party every year, has written that some of the tackiest guests included v, "looking like she had just come from a job at a car wash," who spent the evening clutching Elizabeth Hurley, and Courtney Love, who came unglued when her manager (who had her drugs) was denied entrance to the gala. But Carter says he loves the "democratic" nature of the evening: "Where else would Monica Lewinsky and Sir Ian McKellen meet and become chums?"
Source: http://www.msn.com
POSTED BY PAIGE WISER
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