Join the Southampton Playhouse and James Lane Post on Sunday, March 15, to celebrate the 98th Academy Awards, complete with a red carpet moment, personal ballots, a livestream of the ceremony, and more.
This year’s nominations include 90 nominations for films that screened at the Southampton Playhouse over the past year, including eight out of the ten Best Picture nominees. These include several of the films that topped the Playhouse box office, including “F1” (The Playhouse’s top-grossing IMAX movie of the year), “Marty Supreme,” “Hamnet,” and “One Battle After Another.”
Nominated talent that participated in Playhouse events in recent months include Guillermo del Toro (who joined a Q&A following the Playhouse’s IMAX screening of “Frankenstein”) and Josh Safdie and Darius Khondji (who participated in an advanced members-only screening of “Marty Supreme”). The Playhouse’s Horror on Hill Street series featured a screening of “The Faculty,” a film that director Ryan Coogler selected as an inspiration for his film “Sinners.” That film, which premiered in April, was one of the Playhouse’s early IMAX hits, and its elevated presence included the special conversation with the Southampton African American Museum on opening night as well as a pre-recorded introduction by Coogler and fellow nominee Michael B. Jordan.
Last fall, the theater also served as an official venue for the Hamptons International Film Festival, which screened nominees “Arco,” “The Perfect Neighbor,” and “Sirât” at the Playhouse in October.
The Oscar Watch Party begins at 6 PM. Registration is required. The event is free. Special concession items will be available for purchase. Guests can enjoy two glasses of complimentary James Lane Post x RGNY wine.