Oscar night: And the winner, once again…is the Morristown & Township Library

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Guests fill out their Oscar picks at the 2019 Academy Awards party at the Morristown & Township Library. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
Guests fill out their Oscar picks at the 2019 Academy Awards party at the Morristown & Township Library. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

 

Who needs an Oscars host… when you have the Morristown & Township Library?

James Collins of the library staff asks an Oscar trivia question at the 2019 Academy Awards party at the Morristown & Township Library. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
James Collins of the library staff asks an Oscar trivia question at the 2019 Academy Awards party at the Morristown & Township Library. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

Sunday’s host-less Academy Awards telecast was plenty entertaining, thanks to library staffers who threw their fourth annual Oscars party.

(Okay, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper were pretty good, too.)

A FULL-SERVICE LIBRARY: Director Chad Leinaweaver mans the cash bar at 2019 Oscars party at the Morristown & Township Library. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
A FULL-SERVICE LIBRARY: Director Chad Leinaweaver mans the cash bar at 2019 Oscars party at the Morristown & Township Library. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

Complete with a red carpet, candy prizes for Oscar trivia game winners, and even a modest cash bar (a lubrary fundraiser), this bash drew an enthusiastic crowd to cheer and jeer the onscreen speeches.

(There was no applause meter, but Olivia Colman’s Best Actress speech seemed to be the Favourite.)

One crucial award remains: The winner of the party pool.  Who had the most accurate crystal ball?  We’re paging the reference desk…

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