Red Carpet Fizz. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has your Oscar Party planned for you, from cocktails to food to pre-broadcast fun. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is the official chef of the Academy Awards’ official dinner. Get his recipes for a formal dinner of:

- Smoked Salmon Blinis
- Butter Lettuce Salad with Mandarin Oranges
- Slow Braised Short Ribs
- Pan-Roasted Chicken with Whole-Grain Mustard and Port
- Spring Risotto
- Molten Lava Chocolate Cake For cocktail hour, offer guests:

- The Red Carpet Fizz
- The Ultimate Accolade
- The Golden Rush
- Plus Non-Alcoholic Beverages

And, there are party planning tips, shopping lists and games, Oscar ballots, Oscar Trivia and other games. Oscar Bingo, anyone? http://www.oscars.org/partykit

Slumdog Millionaire Mojito

- 1-1/2 ounces rum
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 1 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice
- 8 to 10 mint leaves
- Splash of Champagne or other sparkling wine
- Garnish with mint sprig
Directions: Place simple syrup and mint leaves in the bottom of a tall glass. Press gently with a muddler. Fill with cracked ice. Add rum and lime juice. Stir gently and top off with Champagne. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Revolutionary Road Rum

- 1 ounce rum
- 3/4 ounce blood orange puree
- 1/2 ounce citrus-infused simple syrup
- Garnish with lime-mint foam, or sprig of mint and lime wheel

Directions: Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with lime-mint foam. Created by Anna Kimball, Rum Socialite, Chicago .

Benjamin Button’s Age Reverser

- 2 ounces rum
- 1 ounce pomegranate juice (see our favorite pomegranate juices)
- 3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- Dash simple syrup
- Garnish with pomegranate seeds or lemon peel twist

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, combine. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into martini glass. Garnish with pomegranate seeds or lemon twist.

Harvey’s Rum & Milk

- 1-1/4 ounces rum
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce coconut milk
- 1/2 ounce orange juice
- 1/2 ounce dark rum

Directions: Combine rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk and orange juice into a mixing glass. Add ice and shake vigorously. Pour all contents into a highball glass. Top with a float of dark rum.

Best Cocktail in a Supporting Role

- 2 ounces rum
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons honey

Directions: Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass. Stir until honey has dissolved completely. Pour into a rocks glass filled with ice.