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.

Film

Date

About the Event

Location
- Screen Queens does The Oscars
  
  February 26
  
  Screen Queens does The Oscars
  
  Arrive 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
- Oscar Viewing Party 2017
  
  February 26
  
  Oscar Viewing Party 2017
  
  Put 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
- Oscar Night
  
  February 26
  
  Oscar Night
  
  Innis 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
- Oscars 2017
  
  February 26
  
  Oscars 2017
  
  Striker, 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.
  
  Striker Sports Bar
- Oscars with Actors
  
  February 26
  
  Oscars with Actors
  
  Join Toronto's acting community as they celebrate the 89th Academy Awards ceremony in front of you.
  
  The Den
- Celebrate the Roaring 20s!
  
  February 26
  
  Celebrate the Roaring 20s!
  
  Did you know the first Academy Award was handed out in 1929? That's what inspired this ticketed old Hollywood-style party.
  
  CineCycle
- Oscars Trivia Viewing Party
  
  February 26
  
  Oscars Trivia Viewing Party
  
  Was 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.
  
  Gladstone Hotel
- The Oscars at The Carlton
  
  February 26
  
  The Oscars at The Carlton
  
  Carlton Cinema hosts the Oscars and as always, it's free! They ask that you bring a non-perishable food item to donate.
  
  Carton Cinema
- 89th Annual Academy Awards Live Broadcast
  
  February 26
  
  89th Annual Academy Awards Live Broadcast
  
  This 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
- The Oscars at The Revue
  
  February 26
  
  The Oscars at The Revue
  
  The 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
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