Oscar Night® America at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center
—the closest thing to actually being there!

The California Film Institute is pleased to host the only official Oscar Night® America party in the Bay Area for the 14th year! Officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and benefiting CFI Education, the Film Institute’s free program which serves more than 4,000 school children annually by expanding their cultural awareness though the art of Film. Oscar Night® America is a casually elegant way to celebrate the glamour, the drama and the excitement of the Academy Awards exclusively at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center.

Join us for one of the Bay Area’s most highly anticipated social events of the season. Enjoy complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the lounge, watch the big-screen telecast with dinner and dessert, and bid on glamorous items in the silent auction. Each guest also receives an official souvenir program provided by the Academy.

See you at the Rafael!

Mark Fishkin
Founder/Executive Director, CFI

on With the show —
the wga strike has ended!
A note from the president of the Academy:

I am ecstatic that the 80th Academy Awards presentation can now proceed full steam ahead with talented writers working on the show, a fantastic array of presenters and performers and, most importantly, the ability for all of our honored nominees to attend without hesitation or discomfort.

Sid Ganis, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Emeritus Board Member, California Film Institute