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The Oscars are but a few weeks away – I’ve already seen all the Best Picture nominees, how about you? Today I thought it’d be fun to pick out a few cool gift ideas themed to some of this year’s nominated films. Keep in mind, they are generally some harrowing flicks so it’s not always the easiest to find some fun gifts – but I think I’ve rounded up a few ‘winners’ of my own!
Joy Mangano Miracle Mop – $26.99 @ Bed, Bath and Beyond
If you’ve seen the movie Joy, for which Jennifer Lawrence is nominated for Best Actress, then you’ll know that the co-star of the film is inventor Joy Mangano’s baby, the Miracle Mop. Well this innovative cleaning tool is still around. In fact, Mangano has an entire lineup of goodies to keep your home spic and span and oh so organized. A kitschy hostess gift idea for the neat and tidy host of your Oscar party!
Mad Max Anthology – $45.99
Only a handful of this year’s Best Picture nominees are available for home viewing right now (The Martian is another option). Mad Max: Fury Road picks up where the adrenaline-racing series began two decades ago, but if you want to know the full story then pick up this anthology collection, containing the four films in the series and a crazy amount of bonus features.
‘Tall Foxy’ Mukluks – $420 @ Julie Pedersen
The Revenant brought a chill to even the most seasoned Canadian’s heart, with its brutal landscape. However, you have to admit, Leo looked pretty bundled up for large parts of the film thanks to his many layers and natural materials. Julie Pedersen has been reinventing the mukluk for years now into something fashionable, functional, and oh so warm. If you aren’t opposed to wearing fur and leather for warmth as our descendants did, then you’ll love these suede and rabbit, fox, and faux feather booties.
Astronaut Ice Cream Balls – $5.99 @ ThinkGeek
Make like Mark Watney trapped on Mars (via The Martian) on enjoy a little space age snacking. If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying the far out treat that is astronaut ice cream, then this is a cool way to do it. Freeze dried yet surprisingly creamy, these little bite-sized balls sort of have a sensation like eating sponge toffee. Or styrofoam. Depends who you ask. A hilarious gift idea to treat the little ones.
East Coast Tour Coat in Grass – $99.99 @ ModCloth
The immigration love story Brooklyn is a parade of fun 50s fashion – I seriously coveted most of Eilis’ (Saiorse Ronan) wardrobe! One standout piece was her emerald green coat worn while she set sail for America, no doubt a nod to her leaving her Irish roots behind (or does she?) Replicate the same sunny style with this updated trench coat option, featuring bright white piping, buttons, and a contrasting bow.
Oscar Books – From $12.98 @ Indigo
I love that so many of today’s best films are adapted from wonderful books (spoiler alert – the book is almost always better than the movie). This year is no exception. From nonfiction biographies to sci-fi epics to quiet tales of romance, believe it or not, every Best Picture nominee this year stems from a book or existing canon (Mad Max is a bit of an outlier, there’s a movie tie-in book, but it moreso derives from the series to date). If you really want to know the full story of any of this year’s Best Pictures, then be sure to pick up the book before or after you watch it on the silver screen.
For the record, if you’re hosting an Oscar party then you best head over to Indigo to pick up supplies. Apart from their Oscar book collection, they’ve also got a great lineup of award-worthy party accessories, many of which have a gilded golden look to suit the night’s big theme. And I’m super psyched to tell you we’ve teamed up to give away a prize package of some of this year’s ‘nominated’ books, including the following (I’ve also highlighted some marquis categories for each book):
- Trumbo (Best Actor, Bryan Cranston)
- Room (Best Picture, Best Actress, Brie Larson)
- Spotlight (Best Picture)
- The Revenant (Best Picture, Best Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio)
- Steve Jobs (Best Actor, Michael Fassbender, Best Supporting Actress, Kate Winslet)
Want to win this smorgasbord of fantastic books? Here’s how to enter:
1) Heads up: you must be a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide to enter this giveaway. It’s as simple as finding ‘The Gift of Gab’ box in the righthand column and dropping in your email or clicking follow. Then leave me a comment below by March 4, 2016 telling me two things: what your favourite Oscar-inspired gift idea is in this post, AND which of these ‘Oscar-nominated’ books you’re most interested in reading.
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around March 5, 2016 to select the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible for this promotion.
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I think the books and the East Coast Tour Coat in Grass are awesome gifts. I am so excited to read Martians and also The Revanent. Wow.
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I like the Miracle Mop – anything that makes housework easier works for me. I would also like the Steve Jobs book; such an interesting life.
I like the miracle Mop gift and I really want to read Room
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I would love to read strangers on a bridge and I love the green jacket from mod cloth. Those astronaut ice cream balls look pretty cool too. Great post! Fingers crossed!
It would have to be the mop! I need all the help cleaning that I can get. I am most interested in reading about Steve Jobs.
I’m interested in the miracle mop and I’d like to read Room.
I love to read so I have read the Revenent and Room already (great reads); but would now like to read Trumbo. I also covet the green goat from East Coast – it is now on my wish list.
I would like the space treats & I would like to read The Revenant
I really want to purchase “Room” to read and I love the green coat!
I love the Tall Foxy Mukluks and would love to read Room.
I love the mucklucks. I’m interested in reading room and the reverent. I am a subscriber.
I love the East Coast Tour Coat.
My fave item is the tall Mukluks and the book that I would like to read is The Revenant.
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The Astronaut Ice Cream Balls look tasty. I would like to read Room.
I love those Mukluks! And I can’t wait to get my hands on the Revenant!
Love to rewatch Mad Max and then the new one, the mukluks are wonderful too! Any of the books would be great, have my sights set on seeing Trumbo so reading the book would be great.
I love reading and so the Oscar books are right up my alley and would be my top pick!
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I like the Mad Max Anthology and Astronaut Ice cream balls and the book I really want to read is The Revenant ! Thank you so much
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Need the mop badly and I would like to read the room
Favourite gift idea – Miracle Mop. I want to read most of the books but I think ROOM has been on my tbr list longer than the others.
Love the Modcloth jacket and I’d love to read Room.
I could enjoy reading the Room while wearing the tall foxy mukluks and eating astronaut icecream!
I love the Tall Foxy Mukluks and would love to read Room.
I like the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls!!! And I would love to read the new edition of Room. I own the first one!!! ❤
I like the Mukluks, look so warm! For the books I would like to read the Steve Jobs book.
I would like to try the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls and I would like to read Room.
Those Astronaut Ice Cream Balls look delicious! I would like to read Trumbo.
the mukluks and the book trumbo please
I am a subscriber! My favourites are the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls (would make such a unique gift) and I would most like to read Room. Thanks for the chance!
I want to wear the Tall Foxy Mukluks while reading Trumbo
I really love the East Coast Tour Coat and I think it’s really hard to pick which book I’d love to read most! I’ve already read Room so I suppose that perhaps I’d like to read Trumbo next.
My favourite Oscar-inspired gift idea would be the ‘Tall Foxy’ Mukluks, to keep my winter tootsies warm and dry. I’d be most interested in reading ‘Room’, although it’s a close call. Lots of great subject matter to choose from.
The Mad Max movies and the Steve Jobs book please!
I would like to read Room and like the neat mop.
I love to read book Trumbo.
I want to read the big short and I love the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls !
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I’m a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide. My favourite Oscar-inspired gift idea is ‘Tall Foxy’ Mukluks – $420 @ Julie Pedersen AND of these ‘Oscar-nominated’ books I’m most interested in reading Room. Thanks
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Gift Idea Favourite – East Coast Tour Coat in Grass. Favourite Book – ‘Spotlight’.
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Favorite gift idea- East Coast Tour Coat & the book I’m interested in is The Revenant.
Love the boots!!! And I am excited to read the room. Thanks for the contest
The book collection is my fav idea. I am most interested in reading Carol
my favorite gift is the Mukluks and the book I would most like to read is the revenant
I love the Revenant inspired mukluks! I want to read all of these great books. The first one I’d read is The Room.
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I really love the “Tall Foxy” muklucks
I read and saw the movie Brooklyn and really enjoyed it. I would like to read Spotlight now.
I really love the green coat, and I would like to read The Martian.
East Coast Tour Coat in Grass in definitely my Pic! & I would love to read Spotlight!
East Coast Tour Coat in Grass is my choice and I would like to read Spotlight
I’d like to try the astronaut ice cream and would like to read The Revenant.
I would like to read “Room” and would love the green coat from Brooklyn.
I would like to try a miracle mop…anything to help keep the house cleaner.
I love the mukluks, and want to read The Martian. The only connection I can find between the two is that I would definitely need mukluks on Mars 🙂
My favourite Oscar gift idea is the Tall Foxy’ Mukluks and I am interested in reading The Revenant. I saw the movie and I always like to read the book afterwards to compare.
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I would love to win the Miracle Mop and would love to read The Revenant (Best Picture)
I am most interested in the Martian. It was a great movie, but I bet the book is better!
The martian
I’d like to read the martian.
I love the Mukuluks and would like to read Spotlight.
My favourite gift idea is the Mad Max anthology collection, and the Oscar nominated books I’m most excited to read are Room and The Martian!
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My favorite gift idea is the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls and the book I want to read is “The Big Short”.
My favourite gift ideas would be the books. I would be most excited to read The Martian or The Revenant.
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My favourite gift idea is the Tall Foxy Mukluks and I’d love to read Trumbo
my fav is East Coast Tour Coat in Grass – and I would love to read Room
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I love the idea of the green trench coat -very wonderful. I would like to read the book Brooklyn
Love the mukluks — and would read Revenant
I loved the movie Brooklyn so am looking forward to reading the book. And that green coat is to die for!!
my favourtie idea is the book collection. I am most interested in reading Carol.
My favourite gift idea is Astronaut Ice Cream Balls!! I asked for astronaut ice cream nearly every year for Christmas growing up!
I’m a subscriber
My favourite are the Mukluks, gorgeous. I would look forward to reading them all, but would start with Spotlight.
Thanks for the chance. 🙂
I’m a subscriber!
My fave = East Coast Tour Coat in Grass – $99.99 @ ModCloth
Can’t wait to read ALL of them but I would start with The Revenant
I would love to try the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls while reading Room
I like ‘Tall Foxy’ Mukluks and I would like to read “Steve Jobs”
the magic mop looks pretty cool, I’d like to try it
I love the East Coast Tour Coat in Grass by ModCloth! And I’d love to read the Steve Jobs book – it seems everyone has a different opinion of him, and there are a few books out about him too. 😉
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My favourite Oscar inspired gift idea are The Astronaut Ice Cream Balls and I would like to read The Revenant! Thank so much!
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Astronaut ice cream balls look very interesting
I love those MukLuks, they’re gorgeous!
I have Room but I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet, I’d love to read the Revenant too but I haven’t picked up a copy yet.
Mukluks and to read The Revenant
Definitely the astronaut ice cream balls, very cool! I want to read the Revenant the most.
I love the “Tall Foxy” Mukluks and I am most interested in reading the Revenant.
mukluks and i’d like to read Steve Jobs
Favourite Oscar-inspired gift idea is in this post is the Joy Mangano Miracle Mop, AND the one of the ‘Oscar-nominated’ books I am most interested in reading is Steve Jobs but any of these would be interesting!
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I like the astronaut ice cream balls and I’d love to read The Revenant
Tall Foxy’ Mukluks – $420 look amazing,,, and I would love to read room
The Miracle Mop is my favourite gift idea. I’d love to read Room.
The Astronaut Ice Cream Balls are my favourite, and I would love to read Room and The Martian.
I love the tall foxy mucklucks they look awesome
My favorite is the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls and I would love to read the Steve Jobs book.
I’d love the green coat and would love to read Trumbo.
I would love to win the oscar books! Oh, they look so good!
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I would love to read The Martian. Only recently saw the movie and loved it. I think my favourite gift on this list is the Astronaut Ice Cream Balls because I know my 8-year-old daughter would love them!
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My favourite Oscar inspired list from above is the book bundle. I have a collection of movie tie-ins. I love reading books based on movies, so this would be an awesome addition to my epic bookcase. I’d love to read the Steve Jobs book. It was an amazing, fascinating movie.
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The Miracle Mop and I would love to read “The Danish Girl”
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I love the East Coast Tour Coat in Grass and would love to read Room!
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I like the miracle mop and I really want to read the Revenant.
My favourite oscar idea is the “tall foxy” mukluks and would love to read the Room.
My favorites are the East Coast Tour Coat and “The Revenant”.
“Room” is the book I’m most interested in reading, while wearing the Tall Foxy mukluks!
I like the Miracle Mop and I’d like to read Brooklyn.
I’d like to read Mad Max and I love the miracle mop!
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Love the books!!! I’ve read a few of them but can’t wait to read Brooklyn and The Big Short. Also I’m dying to try those ice cream balls.
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LOVE the Tall Foxy Mukluks! I am most interested to read The Big Short (just bought it) and the Revenant.
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LOVE the Tall Foxy Mukluks! I am most interested to read The Big Short (just bought it) and the Revanant!
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I like the ‘all Foxy’ Mukluks and would like to read Martian
I subscribe to your emails. The Astronaut ice cream balls look like a fun & unique gift. I’d love to read Brooklyn! Thanks for the chance to win.
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The East coast tour trench coat is lovely, great details. I would like to read Room, sounds rather intense!
would like to read the book Room….and I think the ice cream balls look cool!
love to try that mop! and read “Room”
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Those Mukluks are to die for! I actually live where The Revenant was filmed so those boots would be perfect for our weather! 🙂 I choose that as the book I would most like to read too!
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Mad Max Anthology is my favourite Oscar inspired gift idea. I would enjoy reading the book about Steve Jobs.
mukluks book is the Revenant thanks
I would love to try the astronaut ice cream balls! Cute idea. And I’ve been meaning to read Room.
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I’d like to read “Room” and the green trench coat is lovely!
what your favourite Oscar-inspired gift idea is in this post – definitely the ice-cream balls! So cool
AND which of these ‘Oscar-nominated’ books you’re most interested in reading – Room.
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Love the ice cream balls and would love to read Spotlight
I like the miracle mop gift and would love to readroom
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I like the Astronaut ice cream balls and I would like to read Brooklyn
Def. want to read Room as I have not seen the movie yet. I love the East coast green tour coat – my mom had one just like it she says!
I want to read the Room!!!
I love the mukluks. I had a pair when I was young and I’ve always wanted another pair so I’ve bookmarked the website for future reference.
The book I’m most interested in reading is Spotlight.