Here are 27 ways you can celebrate today...
Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill01 Ponder Winston Churchill's awards pull after John Lithgow's SAG win last night for the crown and Gary Oldman's upcoming portrayal in Darkest Hours... will we be talking about that next year at this time? The beloved Prime Minister's very big deal state funeral was held on this day in 1965
02 Go see Fences which won two SAG awards last night
03 Then read some more August Wilson and decide which upcoming adaptation you're most excited to see
04 Send out those invites to your Oscar party - time's a wastin'. Or
05 ...RSVP to that Oscar party if you're not hosting one.
06 Go see Hidden Figures which took the "outstanding cast" prize
07 Wish two time Oscar winner Gene Hackman a happy 87th birthday and beg him to come out of retirement
08 Watch Vanessa Redgrave's Oscar winning turn in Julia (1977) on her 80th birthday today because it's streaming on Netflix
19 more ways to celebrate today after the jump...
A lobster is an excellent choice."
09 When a loved one makes a decision today, say "_____ is an excellent choice" in your best Olivia Colman voice to honor her birthday and The Lobster's screenplay nomination
10 Watch the Oscar nominees - Hell or High Water, Loving, Florence Foster Jenkins that are available now on DVD or Blu-Ray
11 Do the mambo in honor of Supporting Actress Dorothy Malone's 92nd birthday
12 Lose 3 lbs today to honor birthday boy Christian Bale's unhealthy weight fluctuations and his Oscar win for The Fighter
13 Sing birthday boy Phil Collins' earworm Oscar winner "You'll Be In My Heart" from Tarzan (1999)
14 Watch 13th and Zootopia which are streaming!
15 Brainstorm about foods to serve at your Oscar party... I need help with mine. What were those bite sized things called in Lion that little Saroo thought were so delicious?
16 ...and find out how much it would cost me to have that T-Bone waitress from Hell or High Water serve at my party
17 Consider Around the World in 80 Days which was published on this day in 1873 before becoming the "Best Picture" of 1956, quotes intended
18 If you've missed Iron Lady or August Osage County in your attempt to see all 20 Meryl Streep nominated performances, they're both only 99¢ on iTunes
19 Read some John Keats poetry composed his sonnet "When I Have Fears" on this day in 1818.
20...then daydream about Ben Whishaw in Bright Star (2009)
21...then if you need a a cold shower, just remember that the movie was not nominated for Best Cinematography. (Thankfully Greig Fraser is finally nominated this year for Lion)
22 Watch Edward Norton's shockingly impressive star turn in American History X (robbed of the Oscar...but then everyone was in 1998!) which is streaming on Amazon Prime
23 Listen to La La Land score on Spotify and realize that the music is much more impressive than the detractors are willing to admit
24 Wear jewel tones today in honor of Emma Stone's frontrunning star turn in that musical
25 Remember Mahatma Gandhi (and Gandhi, 1982) who was assassinated on this day in 1948
26 Sigh at the beautiful thought of You Can Count on Me, which won Sundance on this day. Seventeen years later Kenneth Lonergan has an even bigger Oscar hit with Manchester by the Sea
27 Watch this opening numbers from the Golden Globes on this very day in 1982. Debbie Allen during her Fame heyday! Winners included Bernadette Peters (Pennies From Heaven), Meryl Streep (French Lieutenant's Woman), Warren Beatty (for directing Reds) with On Golden Pond and Arthur as the Best Picture winners
...although isn't it weird that they didn't use to eat and drink at tables, but sit dutifully as an audience like they they do at the Oscars?