Oscars 2015: Drink with us!

It’s that time of year again. The time when you fill your glass with the beverage of your choosing before sitting down for a long night of drinking—er, watching the Oscars.

To make the always-lengthy ceremony more enjoyable, grab a beer (or several) and follow along with our drinking game—beginning when the pre-show kicks off at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Take a sip when:

• Anyone does a musical number.
• Someone makes a joke confusing and/or combining The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game.
• A winner gets played off by the orchestra.
• Someone says “spoiler alert.”
• Someone cracks a 50 Shades of Grey joke.
• Someone brings up The Interview.

Take a couple sips when:

• Someone addresses the lack of diversity in films and nominees.
• Lupita Nyongo’s glasses make an appearance.
• Wes Anderson says something quirky.
• Someone cries.
• Someone references Adele Dazeem (or someone pulls an Adele Dazeem themselves).
• Matthew McConaughey speaks.

Take a few sips when:

• A winner acknowledges the ticking clock during a speech.
• President Obama video chats in á la the Grammys.
• Someone gets censored.
• Someone trips.
• Benedict Cumberbatch photobombs someone.
• “Hero,” the song from Boyhood, comes on and you tear up a bit.
• Someone references Dick Poop—you know, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer (whose real name is, fortunately, Dick Pope).

Finish your drink when:

• Patricia Arquette reads her speech off a piece of paper.
• A winner makes a political statement during his or her acceptance speech.
• Someone makes a Selma snub joke. (Feel free to raise your fist in protest while chugging for this one.)
• American Sniper wins Best Picture.

• By Ariana Bacle