Planning an Oscars party? Do you love all things celebrity? Check out our 8 favorite sites, apps, and social media tricks to delight your guests and claim your award for ‘Best Event’ (start preparing that speech!).

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1) Invite With Style – Punchbowl gives you the opportunity to take your invites to the next level. You can customize and email a gorgeous digital invitation to all of your friends and easily keep track of their RSVP’s. You can even generate a list of people who’ve viewed your invitation but haven’t responded yet, so you know who to hound for RSVP’s.

2) Create Your Own #Hashtag – Create a hashtag for your event (#cindysparty, for example) and invite your guests to use it in their tweets leading up to, and during, your party. This way, you’ll keep track of your friends’ chatter about the Oscars – and you can even have them live-tweet the show!

3) Have Guests “Check-In” If Appropriate – Your guests may want to ‘check-in’ to the party on Facebook. If you’re hosting it at your home and don’t want to publicize the location, be sure to make it explicitly clear that you don’t want guests checking in. If you’re hosting the party at another venue, you might be excited to have guests check in and say they’re there!

4) Have each guest fill out a ballot with their predictions. They can either share their guesses online or you can print out ballots for guests to fill out as they arrive. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can ask your friends for a couple dollars and the person with the most correct guesses takes it all!

5) Get Creative! For original decorating ideas and cute touches, head to Pinterest and search for ‘Oscars Party‘ or something similar. There are so many adorable ideas, like these tuxedo champagne glasses.

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6) Capture The Moment – Use apps like Vine and Instagram to capture the video and photo moments. Remember that hashtag you created? Have your friends use the same one when tagging their photos and video clips!

7) Every Party Needs Munchies! – Eat24 is a great app and website that lets you find local restaurants and venues offering food for free delivery. Order anything from Pizza to Thai, and you won’t even need to leave your party to deal with cooking or take-out hassles. Additionally, apps like PayPal let you order and pay for food from local eateries so all you have to do is go pick it up if the party needs some fuel halfway through.

8) Mix It Up – Who doesn’t want to serve delicious cocktails during a party? There are so many free apps out there with hundreds of recipes inspiring you to create your own signature cocktails. Cocktail Flow is one of many great apps bringing you the latest in drink mixology.

What do you have planned for your Oscars party? Tell us in the comments below!

Posted on 1/21/2014

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