This Sunday, we along with millions of other viewers around the globe will be perched in front of our TVs and tuning in to watch the 90th Academy Awards. And like the legion of other film fanatics and pop-culture connoisseurs wholl be hanging on host Jimmy Kimmels every snarky word, weve got a number of burning questions on our minds: Will the woke-horror masterpiece Get Out or the highly controversial Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri be walking away with the Best Picture prize? Or will The Shape of Water somehow split the difference? Which version of screen maternity Laurie Metcalfs tough-but-fair mom from Lady Bird or Allison Janneys hellspawn matriarch from I, Tonya is nabbing the Best Supporting Actress award? Will this be the year that Christopher Nolan (Best Director) and Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography) finally go from being Oscars bridesmaids to brides? And most importantly: Should we dip into that barrel-aged bottle of bourbon or just stick to tippling several pints worth of Pinot Noir?
Peter Travers' Oscar Picks and Predictions for 2018
It goes without saying that we here atRolling Stone do not condone excessive drinking. But as weve said many times before, some things are too painful to endure sober, and we have a feeling that this years Oscars the second ceremony of Trump reign-of-error age and the first of the #MeToo/#TimesUp era may be one of them. As this broadcast stretches into its ninth hour, youre going to need to dull the pain of so much narcissism and clip montages and very, very concerned famous people patting themselves on the back. So weve provided the rules for our official Oscars 2018 drinking game below. Watch the awards ceremony responsibly, America. And watch out re: Rule No. 17.
Drink THE FIRST TIME:
1. Jimmy Kimmel makes a joke in which the punchline is the title of one of the Best Picture nominees. (Take another slug if the nominee in question is Get Out or Darkest Hour. Take a third shot if the joke involves one of those titles AND is somehow about Trump.)
2. Theres a joke about Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri that uses a picture of actual billboards. (Wed say drink EVERY time this happens, but we do not want to flood hospital emergency rooms.)
3. A presenter or winner brings up the notion of diversity. Double the drink if they somehow use it to also promote an upcoming project.
4. Theres an earnest reference to #MeToo and/or #TimesUp.
5. Someone actually says the word hashtag when referencing either of those movements.
6. The name Harvey Weinstein is mentioned. Double the shot if theres booing.
7. Kimmel (or someone else) makes a crack involving Mr. Weinstein and somehow ties it in to The Shape of Waters fish-man romance. For the record, we pray to God we do not have to acknowledge this rule during the broadcast.
8. Someone talks about how weird The Shape of Water is.
9. Someone says, Were ALL in the Sunken Place!
10. Someone references how rarely horror gets nominated.
11. Someone references how rarely women directors get nominated.
12.Someone references how rarely African-American directors get nominated.
13. Someone references how rarely Tom Hanks gets nominated.
14. Someone references how rarely Steven Spielberg gets nominated.
15. Someone references how often Meryl Streep gets nominated.
16. Someone makes a joke about how often Meryl Streep wins.
Drink Every TIME:
17. Theres a joke about last years Best Picture Envelopegate (TM) incident. Please be careful with this one, it could get dangerous.
18. A winner makes an impassioned#MeToo and/or #TimesUp acceptance speech.
19. A winner screws up their impassioned #MeToo and/or #TimesUp acceptance speech. Double the amount if said winner is male.
20. News breaks that a nominee is being accused of sexual harassment/inappropriate behavior during the broadcast.
21. The camera doesnt cut away quickly enough and you see a nominee betray how they really feel about losing.
22. The camera cuts to George Clooney after a joke, and he laughs, then looks to his right.
23. Someone makes a joke/comment involving race and the camera cuts to Jordan Peele.
24. Someone makes a joke/comment involving harassment or sexism and the camera cuts to Meryl Streep.
25. A winner thanks Meryl Streep in their speech.
26. Meryl Streep receives an impromptu ovation.
27. Dunkirk wins a technical award.
28. Anyone complains/jokes about a movie or performance not getting nominated. Double the amount if it involves Three Billboards having apparently directed itself. Triple the amount if said person somehow works in a Ben Affleck/Argo reference as well.
29. Someone mispronounces a nominees name. Double the shot if the name is Guillermo del Toro. Down the whole bottle if John Travolta is also somehow involved again.
30. An audience participation gimmick falls flat.
31. Somebody makes a joke about fishman/human sex in The Shape of Water.
32. Somebody makes a joke about peach/human sex in Call Me By Your Name.
33.An esteemed British acting nominee fails to show up.
34. The montage of the dead lets through just enough live sound to give you you a sense who people are really clapping for.
35. Someone on Twitter complains about someone being left out of the moratorium and, like, WTF, Academy?!? (Careful with this one, too.)
36. Any time someone jokes about how long the Oscar telecast runs. Double the shot if this happens during the fifth or sixth hour of the show.
37. Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for being another white dude host.
FINISH THE BOTTLE IF:
38. Jordan Peele accepts an award as one of his Key & Peele characters. Drink two bottles if its Wendell Sanders.
BONUS ROUND:
39. A winner who tells the audience to visit a URL to get more information about his/her pet political cause.
40. A winner refers to his/her project as a labor of love.
41. The words powerful, important and/or brave are used. Double the shot if the phrase now more than ever is also used.
42. You swear youre never watching the Oscars again, then remember you said the exact same thing last year.
From Shape of Water to Three Billboards, Peter Travers predicts Oscars 2018s winners and picks who actually deserves to take home the gold. Watch below.
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