Who doesn’t love an awards show? There’s glitz, glamour, and the real possibility of a wardrobe malfunction. If you’re gathering friends for the big event, crank it up a notch with games, classy decorations, and grab bags worthy of an Academy Awards show gift basket. You’ll entertain your guests — even if the lengthy speeches fall flat.

Gold and Black Decorations

Maybe you won’t be decked out in a designer dress, but you can attach some sparkly black bow ties to the stems of champagne glasses to show guests you have class. Simple touches, like gold tassels and black top hats strung up Christmas-card style, can give the space an "old Hollywood" feel.

Themed Food

If you’re celebrating movies, serve movie food, like popcorn, licorice, and even jumbo-sized pop. Divide the labor with other guests tasked with buying supplies, and split the costs using PayIt2. Like musicians, show your individuality and personal flair. Serve coconut water and tea with honey as an operatic singer might do before a performance, or buy take out food that rock stars might consume before heading out onstage. It’s your party, and anything goes — it’s rock ‘n roll!

Winners Bingo

One simple game is predict-the-winner: the person who correctly guesses the most categories receives a prize. To play winners bingo, give everyone a 5-by-5 bingo card with events that might occur. These can include unexpected actor trip-ups and speeches cut off by music. Remember, all cards must be unique!

Play Dress-Up

Jeans and T-shirts are perfect for some awards show parties. For others, dressing up as a movie character or rock star is where it’s at. Award a prize to the person who dresses as the Best Picture or Record of the Year winner. Guests may contribute to cover prize costs using PayIt2, and you can also keep track of everyone’s costume.

Fashion Forward

Red carpet coverage lasts as long as the awards show, and is often more entertaining. If you have early guests who love to talk fashion, give them a comfy spot to watch the stars arrive. Lay out copies of magazines with award show outfits — those style journalists begin predicting who’ll wear what weeks before the event.

Grab Bags

Give your guests a memento of the party, keeping with the award show theme. Buy novelty candies in the shapes of director’s boards and music players. Glam up the bags with gold stars and ribbons. Fun is the name of the game!

Splitting costs with PayIt2 can make your award show party easy to organize — and easy on the pocketbook. Get started now or schedule a demo to learn more about how PayIt2 can work for you

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