The 2025 Oscars are this Sunday and all eyes are on the Best Actress category as it features multiple first-time nominees. A fun way to celebrate your favorite actress possibly taking home an Academy Award? Make an Oscar-themed cocktail or mocktail to sip during your watch party. These drinks are not only vibrant and flavorful but they’re easy to make in a few minutes! Keep reading for five Oscars-themed cocktails and mocktails–each inspired by a nominee in the Best Actress category.
The 2025 Oscar nominees for best actress
Need a refresher on who’s nominated for the Best Actress Oscar category? Don’t worry, we got you covered. Here are the five nominees and their respective films.
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Demi Moore – The Substance
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Perez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Bonus: Moore, Gascón, Madison and Torres are all first-time nominees in this category.
5 best actress Oscar-themed cocktails and mocktails
Below, you can find five drink recipes inspired by the Best Actress category from Jordan Catapano, co-founder of This Girl Walks Into a Bar. Each recipe uses the brand’s organic cocktail mixers, which are available to buy online individually or in a bundle (with 10 percent of sales from the bundle will be donated to LA Fire Department Foundation and Project Hope). Pick the drink that fits your prediction for this category’s winner and sip as the awards show unfolds on Sunday!
1. Cynthia Erivo: ‘Wicked’
This Girl Walks Into a Bar
Ingredients:
3 oz. tequila
1½ oz. Midori (melon liqueur)
2 oz. pineapple mint mojito mix
1 drop green food coloring
Dab of green cotton candy
Dusting black sanding sugar if desired
Directions:
Combine the tequila, Midori, Pineapple Mint Mojito Mix, and food coloring in a martini shaker filled with ice.
Shake well and strain into a coupe.
Garnish with cotton candy and serve.
Mocktail Version
Ingredients:
2 oz. pineapple mint mojito mix
2 oz. club soda
1 drop green food coloring
Dab of green cotton candy
Directions:
Combine the mojito mix, club soda and food coloring in a high ball filled with ice.
Stir well and garnish with cotton candy.
2. Fernanda Torres: ‘I’m Still Here’
This Girl Walks Into a Bar
Ingredients:
2 oz. pineapple mint mojito mix
2 oz. cachaça
1 oz. brown sugar simple syrup
2 oz. club soda
Lime wheel and mint leaf garnish
Directions:
Combine the mojito mix, cachaça, and simple syrup in a martini shaker filled with ice.
Shake well and strain into a high ball filled with ice.
Garnish with lime wheels and mint leaves.
Mocktail Version
Ingredients:
2 oz. pineapple mint mojito mix
1 oz. brown sugar simple syrup
2 oz. club soda
Lime wheel and mint leaf garnish
Directions:
Combine the mojito mix, club soda and simple syrup in a double old fashioned filled with ice.
Stir well and garnish with cotton candy.
3. Demi Moore: ‘The Substance’
This Girl Walks Into a Bar
Ingredients:
½ oz. margarita mix
½ oz. green absinth
1 droplet bitters
4 droplets simple syrup
Directions:
Layer each ingredient into the shot glass and serve.
Mocktail Version
Ingredients:
1 oz. margarita mix
1 drop green food coloring
½ oz. simple syrup
Directions:
Layer each ingredient into the shot glass and serve.
4. Karla Sofia Gascon: ‘Emilia Perez’
This Girl Walks Into a Bar
Ingredients:
Directions:
Combine each ingredient in a martini shaker filled with ice.
Shake will to mix and strain into a salt rimmed glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a dried lime wheel and serve.
Mocktail Version
Ingredients:
2 oz. margarita mix
2 oz. club soda
1½ oz. alcohol-free “triple sec” syrup
Dried lime wheel garnish
Salted rim
Directions:
Combine each ingredient in a martini shaker filled with ice.
Shake will to mix and strain into a salt rimmed glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a dried lime wheel and serve.
5. Mikey Madison: ‘Anora’
This Girl Walks Into a BarIngredients:
3 oz. vodka
3 oz. bloody Mary mix
Garnishes: celery stalk, 3 olives on a toothpick and lime wheel
Directions:
Fill a martini shaker with ice and add the vodka and Bloody Mary mix.
Shaker well and transfer to a pint glass. Garnish well and serve.
Mocktail Version
Ingredients:
4 oz. bloody Mary mix
Ice
Garnishes: celery stalk, 3 olives on a toothpick and lime wheel
Directions:
Fill glass with ice and pour in blood mary mix.
Stir and garnish. Serve.