9 Recipes Inspired by the 2018 Academy Awards Nominees

• Kong: Skull Island– Inspired by Kong himself, we created a delicious and refreshing Smoothie Bowl. Kong: Skull Island is nominated for:
  • Achievement in visual effects
    
• Get Out– For Get Out, we created Tea Leaf Shortbread Cookies inspired by the infamous tea cup. Get Out is nominated for:
  • Performance by an actor in a leading role
  • Achievement in directing
  • Best motion picture of the year
  • Original screenplay
    
• Shape of Water– Inspired by the creatures love of hard boiled eggs, we for Shape of Water we created Smoked Salmon and Dill Deviled Eggs. Shape of Water is nominated for:
  • Performance by an actor in a supporting role
  • Performance by an actress in a leading role
  • Performance by an actress in a supporting role
  • Achievement in cinematography
  • Achievement in costume design
  • Achievement in directing
  • Achievement in film editing
  • Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
  • Best motion picture of the year
  • Achievement in production design
  • Achievement in sound editing
  • Achievement in sound mixing
  • Original screenplay
    
• Dunkirk– For our Dunkirk recipe, we did a bit of research and found that Spam was consumed quite a bit in World War 2 Britain. Therefore, our Spam and Potato Hand Pies make perfect sense! Dunkirk is nominated for:
  • Achievement in cinematography
  • Achievement in directing
  • Achievement in film editing
  • Achievement in music
  • Achievement in sound editing written for motion pictures (Original score)
  • Best motion picture of the year
  • Achievement in production design
  • Achievement in sound mixing
    
• Beauty and the Beast– Beauty and the Beast is probably our favorite animated to live action remake. Inspired by Beast’s Enchanted Rose, we created an Enchanted Rose Creme Brulee. Beauty and the Beast is nominated for:
  • Achievement in costume design
  • Achievement in production design
    
• Blade Runner 2049– One of our most popular recipes is our Spirited Noodles. They are based off the noodles served at the Blade Runner 2049 Experience at SDCC. Blade Runner 2049 is nominated for:
  • Achievement in cinematography
  • Achievement in production design
  • Achievement in sound editing
  • Achievement in sound mixing
  • Achievement in visual effects
    
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2– We actually created 2 recipes for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Groot Bark and Awesome Mix Trail Mix. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is nominated for:
  • Achievement in visual effects
    
• Coco– The Sweet Potato Marigolds we created for Coco are our most recent nominee inspired recipe. Like the film, they are visually stunning (and tasty). Coco is nominated for:
  • Best animated feature film of the year
  • Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

Well, there you have it! You can visit https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2018 for the full list of nominees. Were some of your favorites nominated? Who do you think will win Best Picture? Let us know in the comments below or tag us on social media using the hashtag #GeekEats!