How The Oscars' 2024 Gift Bags Are Elevating Movie Snacks

While it's time to cast predictions for winners of the 2024 Oscars, select nominees will end the night as winners regardless of what the academy decides. Each awards season, the Los Angeles-based marketing agency Distinctive Assets assembles an "Everyone Wins" gift bag for some lucky stars featuring an assortment of delectable goodies, luxury kitchen gadgets, and dream vacations. Even if they don't leave Sunday's show grasping a statue of a gold-plated knight standing on a film reel, 25 nominees won't walk away empty-handed. With a cumulative value of approximately $180,000, according to Delish, it's safe to say there are no poor things in this year's swag bags.

Selections like the Schwank Portable Infrared Grill or 45-bottle Thor Kitchen wine cooler certainly won't fit in a bag at all. Instead, the most tangible — and accessible — items in the bougie gift bag include an assortment of sweet and savory snacks, from chocolate-covered pretzels to truffle popcorn, as well as some fancy beverages.

Fortunately, you don't have to be one of the best actors or actresses of the year to enjoy some of these fancy movie snacks. A few of the foods and drinks (or selections similar to them) are available at the supermarket, while others might require special ordering or, better yet, a little time and creativity in the kitchen. So whether you want to snack like a movie star without becoming one or are simply curious what Hollywood's VIPs will be munching on after the Academy Awards on March 10, here's the lowdown.

While a three-night trip to a ski chalet in Switzerland with your closest friends would be amazing, the snacks in the Oscars' 2024 gift bags are more achievable. The selection includes an array of award-worthy offerings that put a luxurious twist on traditional movie theater snacks.

Naturally, no bag would be complete without popcorn. The punny star of the show: EATABLE's Poparazzi Luxury Popcorn Trio. The limited-edition flavors include truffle and gold, Scotch whisky caramel, and white chocolate with Champagne sugar crystals. While microwave popcorn and its reputation as a fire hazard aren't clad in gold, it's easy to melt and drizzle chocolate (and prevent that chocolate from seizing) on kernels at home. For other sweets, nominees will indulge in vegan chocolates customized based on the year's biggest blockbusters and gourmet, pretty-in-pink chocolate-covered pretzels. If chocolate isn't your thing, Karma Nuts offers an alternative with bite-sized cashew cookies.

Want to wash it all down with a soda? So you — and the Oscars' stars — shall. Instead of the standard Pepsi or Coca-Cola offered at cinema chains around the United States, nominees' swag bags contain Poppi. This low-sugar soda contains fruit juice, apple cider vinegar, and prebiotics. As the most readily available and affordable item in the gift bag, you can sip on the same carbonated beverage as Cillian Murphy after a quick trip to the supermarket. With inspiration from Hollywood, gather or prep your fancy movie snacks to tune into the awards show or watch "Barbie" (again).