The Academy Awards are almost here, so we need to have an Oscars drinking game to go along with them. The Oscars have always been a fun way to hang out with friends and drink champagne, so why not have a fun drinking game to help make fun of all of those celebrities?

A drinking game is fun and easy, but keep in mind that it’s not a way to get drunk. We don’t advocate getting drunk. It’s really just a game that involves paying attention and drinking whatever you’re comfortable with. It can be beer, champagne, or whatever. And when it says “take a drink,” do that. You don’t have to do a whole shot or anything like that. Just take a drink.

Feel free to comment with more ideas, and I will add them to the drinking game list.

Take a drink whenever: 

• Anyone goes on too long in their speech and they have to be cut off.
• Anyone trips on the stage.
• Tom Hanks is nominated for a category.
• Someone mentions gay marriage. 
• Someone starts talking about a pet policy or political topic.
• Someone mentions the civil war in Syria.
• Someone mentions Afghanistan or Iraq.
• Anyone says, “I didn’t prepare a speech”  or something like it.
• A movie song is performed live and actually sounds good.
• Someone cries.
• Someone goes on about racism.
• A washed up celebrity actually wins.
• The host says something that is actually funny.
• A presenter messes up a joke.
• Someone jumps up and down or runs or jumps across the seats.
• Someone stays seated as if they didn’t hear their name called. 
• Someone asks, “What movie was he or she in?”
• Someone presents wearing a silly costume.
• It’s obvious that one of the presenters is ignoring the script or cue cards or whatever.  
• Someone mentions Philip Seymour Hoffman (one of the world’s great actors, RIP)

Down your drink:

• When a streaker goes across the stage.
• When Tom Hanks wins again.
• Whenever someone grabs a presenter and kisses him or her.