The predictions. The red carpet. The gowns. The winners. The losers. The parties. That's when it gets really interesting for me. Here's Wolfgang Puck's menu for the 2015 Academy Awards Governors Ball. If you read through it, you'll see that outside of a lot of expensive caviar and truffles, it is full of comfort food you can easily make at home for your own Academy Awards viewing party. You'll find mac n cheese, pizza, sliders, grilled cheese, chocolate chip cookies, and other comfort food favorites along with easy to create stations like his famous cheese board, sushi bar, and dessert buffet.

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Oscars 2015 Governors Ball

A very simple design includes lots of red draping, gold men and an assortment of branches with forced spring blooms and a variety of containers full of spring flowers of all one kind. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscars Party Signature Cocktail

This signature cocktail is called "Blood and Sand". Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Cheese Board

Very elegantly presented but it is still a cheese board. You can do this one at home- easy! Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscars Individual Chicken Pot Pies

True comfort food, Hollywood style. Puck's spin on classic Chicken Pot Pie includes shaved truffle on top. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Menu Pizza with Salmon and Caviar

This is another "can do" recipe. Pizza crust, a dill infused marscapone and sour cream spread and some smoked salmon. Caviar garnish if you have the budget. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Party Menu with Mini Mac n Cheese

A classic comfort food favorite punched up with truffles, Wolfgang Puck's Mac n Cheese in individual serving dishes. Easy to recreate, just leave off the truffles. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Party Food Shaped Like Oscar

Flatbread shaped like the Oscar statue covered salmon, creme fraiche and caviar. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Party Menu with Sliders

Wolfgang Puck makes luxurious Kobe beef or lamb sliders for his party. Small bites make serving so easy. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Party Menu Dessert Table

Use movie props you find at the party store or DIY to create a magical dessert buffet. Load it down with chocolates and other favorite sweets. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Party Dessert Table Ideas

Make a gold statue or buy one. I did mine with a Ken doll (arms removed) spray painted gold. You can find these at most party stores around this time of year. Everyone likes something on a stick so simply buy lollipop sticks at the craft store and make magic. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Party Dessert Ideas

French Macarons are always a hit. These are infused with huckleberry and Earl Grey tea. They are pretty time consuming to make so I'd opt to buy them at a local bakery unless that's just your thing! Photo: Oscar.go.com

Oscar Party Menu Dessert Ideas

Are you kidding me? Wolfgang Puck makes chocolate puffed rice cereal haystacks like normal folks make! but of course he puts them on a stick to fancy up the presentation. Photo: Oscar.go.com

Governors Ball Menu February 22, 2015

Menu created by Chef Wolfgang Puck with Matt Bencivenga Pastry Team: Kamel Guechida, Della Gossett, Jason Lemonnier

Tray-Passed Hors D’Oeuvre

Spicy Tuna Tartare, Sesame Miso Cone Mini American Wagyu Burgers, Aged Cheddar, Remoulade Smoked Salmon Oscar Matzo Assorted Pizzas Lobster “BLT” with Bacon, Tomato, Chive Aioli and Brioche Aged Cheddar Grilled Cheese with Roasted Tomato Smoked Hominy Toasts, Avocado, Salsa Verde Crispy Artichokes, Citrus-Chili Gremolata Beet Latkes, Pastrami Duck, Apple Mustard Parsnip Chips, Caponata, Capers

Cocktail Bites

Homemade Pretzels, Pimento Cheese Five-Year Aged Gouda & Parmesan Reggiano Deviled Eggs with Spiced Crab Roasted Nuts with Rosemary, Cayenne, Sea Salt and Brown Sugar Breadsticks & Seeded Lavosh

Sushi & Shellfish Bar

Passed Small Plates – Served Hot

Baked Potato with Caviar Chicken Pot Pie, Black Truffles Parsnip Soup with White Chocolate, Pears, Rosemary and 24k Gold Baked Macaroni and Cheese Crispy Potato Galette with Smoked Salmon and Caviar Wagyu Shortrib, Hay-Smoked Kabocha Squash Puree Celery Root Agnolotti, Black Winter Truffles Dover Sole, Fennel, Chili, Orange Miso Vinaigrette

Passed Small Plates – Served Chilled

Lobster Salad with Artichokes, Asparagus, Fava Beans, Baby Beets and Citrus Vinaigrette (Artichoke Salad with Asparagus, Fava Beans, Baby Beets and Citrus Vinaigrette) Chinois Chicken Salad Chilled Sweet Pea Soup with Black Truffles

Chocolates & Sweets

Coffee Oscar Lollipops Peanut Butter Strawberry Jelly Lollipop Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Mint Truffles Strawberry Marshmallow Rocher Vanilla Caramel Nougat Gianduja WP Artisanal Chocolate Truffles and Bon Bons Truffle Coconut Macaron Violet Crème Brûlée, Blackcurrant Jelly Passion Fruit Pate de Fruits Milk Chocolate Panna Cotta, Raspberry, Cherry Bittersweet Chocolate Cupcake, Marshmallow Frosting Assorted Chocolate Barks and Bars White Chocolate Cream, Wild Strawberry Push Pops Hollywood Chocolate Mousse, Citrus Crème Brûlée Assorted Mini Cookies Dark Chocolate Brownie

Small Plate Sweets

Mexican Spiced Chocolate Brownie, Earl Grey Ice Cream, Cocoa Crumbs Apple Millefeuille, Brown Butter Sauce, Apple Cider Jelly Tiny Vanilla Bean and Hot Fudge Sundae