# Food ideas based on Oscar-nominated films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961 "2012-02-25T15:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/1 "2012-02-25T15:15:44Z")
So the wife has an annual Oscar Party tradition: she and the girls all get together and watch the awards show and eat food inspired by that year’s nominees. I stay home, drink beer, and watch Clint Eastwood movies. Except that this year, the girls have decided that husbands are invited, and since my wife is always bragging about my cooking, I gotta come up with something. My first idea was that since one of the foreign-film nominees is “Bullhead,” I was gonna make catfish. But my wife hates catfish. My second idea was black-and-white cookies for “The Artist,” but I’m told something savory is preferred. Now I’m down to making something Swedish for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Any better ideas? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/2 "2012-02-25T16:52:59Z")
French Fries, French Bread, French Onion soup to symbolize the kind of food you’d be able to get at the refreshment stand in a Parisian train station in _Hugo_. Hulihuli chicken (that’s barbecued) in tribute to the Hawaiian food they ate all the time in _The Descendants_ (for extra authenticity, serve with two scoop steamed white rice and one scoop macaroni salad). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/3 "2012-02-25T17:01:42Z")
> [@furt](#): > > My second idea was black-and-white cookies for “The Artist,” but I’m told something savory is preferred. “Moneyball” is up for Best Picture (and Actor, and Supporting Actor, and Screenplay), so HOT DOGS! GETCHA HOT DOGS HERE! POPCORN! PEANUTS! CRACKERJACKS! I got COLD BEER! I got HOT PRETZELS! I got PROGRAMS, can’t tell the PLAYERS without a PROGRAM! HOT DOGS! GETCHA HOT DOGS HERE! ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/4 "2012-02-25T17:22:53Z")
The Help is chock full of good 'ol Southern food. Can’t go wrong with fried chicken! Of course, if you have seen the film, pumpkin pie with a chocolate filling might be a tad over the top, but funny. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/5 "2012-02-25T17:38:52Z")
_War Horse_ - turnips and oats. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/6 "2012-02-25T19:11:40Z")
Great ideas … sadly, I am told that War Horse and The Help are “taken” and I have to pick a movie of my own. Sheesh, this party is turning into a pain. Love the idea of hot dogs or French bread, but the wife wants me to show off. I’m making a batch of root beer pulled pork with homemade root beer barbecue sauce anyway … any ideas on how I can connect that to any of the movies? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/7 "2012-02-25T19:53:54Z")
> [@furt](#): > > Love the idea of hot dogs or French bread, but the wife wants me to show off. Brats are slightly fancier than hot dogs while still being stadium-friendly, but there’s also this: > [@](#): > > I’m making a batch of root beer pulled pork with homemade root beer barbecue sauce anyway … any ideas on how I can connect that to any of the movies? The signature sandwich of Moneyball’s Oakland As, served up at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum: **Mamacitas Carnitas.** Seasoned carnitas, queso fresco, pico de gallo, sweet pickled jalapeno, and shredded lettuce on a ciabatta roll. (Available behind sections 113 and 121!) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/8 "2012-02-25T21:17:29Z")
> [@furt](#): > > I’m making a batch of root beer pulled pork with homemade root beer barbecue sauce anyway … any ideas on how I can connect that to any of the movies? Tell them it was central to the plot of _Tuba Atlantic_, a Norwegian film about a dying man reconciling with his brother, which was nominated in the category Best Live Action Short Film. Your odds are good that nobody at the party saw it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/9 "2012-02-26T00:58:55Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Tell them it was central to the plot of _Tuba Atlantic_, a Norwegian film about a dying man reconciling with his brother, which was nominated in the category Best Live Action Short Film. Your odds are good that nobody at the party saw it. Yeah, because when people think of Norway, they think BBQ. ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/10 "2012-02-26T05:03:29Z")
Go ahead with your barbecue and say it represents “War Horse” and see if anyone eats it. Or serve Grape-Nuts and go with “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/11 "2012-02-26T05:13:57Z")
Darn it. Meant to add: Or stick with “Dragon Tattoo” and go with Dragon Soup, made with chicken, shrimp, shredded carrot, bean sprouts, kale or cabbage, chicken stock, soy sauce, sriracha, more garlic, noodles. I don’t know if soup is a party food, but it’s a good fit. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ideas-based-on-oscar-nominated-films/613961/12 "2012-02-26T05:22:38Z")
Thanks for the ideas … I think I’m going to settle on making something traditionally Swedish for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Found a recipe for Swedish Meat Pies that looks safe and semi-interesting.