WATERVILLE — A 2024 Academy Award Soirée is set for 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the Maine Film Center, 93 Main St.

The live broadcast of the 96th Academy Awards will celebrate the best films of 2023. A gala reception will feature catered refreshments before settling in to watch the Oscars ceremony broadcast live.

People can dress to impress or come as they are; there will be a red carpet fit for the most glamorous stars.

Attendees can enter to win a free pass to the Maine International Film Festival. They can fill out a ballot (available at the Ed Harris Box Office or the MFC concessions stand) with their Academy Award predictions. The person with the most correct predictions wins the prize. All ballots must be submitted by 7 p.m.

Tickets for the reception cost $15. Admission to the broadcast is free.

For more information, visit watervillecreates.org.

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