A lighthouse holiday and a gold vape: Oscars goodie bags return after virtual 2020
After a year of virtual ceremonies, the Oscars are set to get back into full “roaring 20s” swing, with luxury goodie bags for nominees – which include a holiday in a Swedish lighthouse, a plastic surgery consultation, GPS tracking devices for stars’ pets, and advice from a venture capitalist.
Entertainment company Distinctive Assets will produce their annual “Everyone Wins” gift bags, sent to the best actor, best actress, best director and best supporting actor and best supporting actress contenders in celebration of their nominations.
The bags, valued at six figures, will include an array of lifestyle-enhancing objects and experiences, including a consultation with Dr Thomas Su – a cosmetic surgeon who specializes in liposuction and “celebrity arm-sculpting” treatment – 10 sessions with personal trainer Alexis Seletzky, investment advice with a venture capitalist, Tractive’s GPS tracking devices for your pets, a vape cartridge made of 24 karat gold, a four-night stay at Golden Door Spa (voted the No 1 destination spa by Condé Nast Traveler) and three-night stay at a lighthouse on a Swedish island.
It even includes the Don’t Cookbook by Postmates– a cookbook with no recipes, but which instead has QR codes to get the most wanted items from local restaurants, available via its food delivery app.
There will also be skincare products, self-care beauty items such as hemp oil and CBD capsules, plus alcohol, including a bottle of vodka in a box decorated with 23-carat edible gold flakes, reported Vogue.
The famous gifting suites will also be open to nominees on the night of the ceremony (26 April) and available at the GBK Brand Bar at the Kimpton La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood.
They will offer interested celebrities a series of sun-drenched vacations, including a two-night trip to the private Raiwasa resort in Fiji (valued at $8,000) with a dedicated staff of 12, and your own personal five-star chefs or three nights at the Dominican Republic’s Casa del Campo (valued at $3,000) or three nights at the Kahari Resort in the Bahamas, reports the New York Post.
Forbes estimated that the presents offered to this year’s Oscar nominees amounted to a value of $294,536. Last year’s gifts included a cruise to Antarctica, a stay in Italy and a vacation in Kauai.
The Oscars, which take place on Sunday, backtracked on their initial Zoom ban for attendees of the ceremony, instead they have established some international hubs so those unable to travel to Los Angeles could attend the celebrations virtually. There will be no single host but instead a rotating team of high-profile presenters, according to Deadline.