The top 10 Oscar parties in Toronto for 2017
Oscar parties in Toronto this year will make it very difficult to stay home and eat pizza bagels on the couch. This Sunday's screenings (Feb. 26) are mostly free, include fun prizes, and sometimes feature Joan Rivers-style shade-throwing. So plan ahead to catch the 89th Academy Awards in style.
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February 26Arrive early to this free screening for the red carpet parade. Drag queen Allysin Chaynes hosts the R-rated version of the Academy Awards with panelists Laura Desiree, Beardonce and Sarah-Tai Black.The Royal Cinema
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February 26Put on your fanciest duds and get into the Drake Lounge to play the Oscar pool and cheer on your favourites with host Richard Crouse. There's also a trophy-worthy $37 prix-fixe that gets you guaranteed seating for the night.The Drake Hotel
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February 26Innis Town Hall's annual Oscar extravaganza includes a lot of prizing. Enter your ballot to win 10-pack festival passes to Hot Docs Film Festival, passes to the Reel Asian Film Festival, Special memberships to Trinity Square Video and loads more.Innis Town Hall
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February 26Striker, Toronto's only gay sports bar, knows how to put its massive HD screens to good use. It's screening a whole other kind of sport this Sunday for the Academy Awards.
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February 26Join Toronto's acting community as they celebrate the 89th Academy Awards ceremony in front of you.
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February 26Did you know the first Academy Award was handed out in 1929? That's what inspired this ticketed old Hollywood-style party.CineCycle
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February 26Was La La Land overhyped or just hyped enough? Who the heck is Oscar anyway?! Speculate and drink to these burning questions and more at this free screening and trivia night inside the Gladstone.
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February 26Carlton Cinema hosts the Oscars and as always, it's free! They ask that you bring a non-perishable food item to donate.Carton Cinema
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February 26This free screening is complete with Oscar Bingo and awards/prizes for best dressed, best impression and more. They're also accepting donations for the AIDS Committee of Toronto.Fox Theatre
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February 26The Revue's annual party is not to be missed. It's a live broadcast of the Academy Awards with trivia, prizes, champagne and all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood on Roncesvalles.Revue Cinema
Lead photo byAcademy Awards
Lead photo byAcademy Awards
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