 FACT: The timing referred to in the film is way off. The celebration  dinner before the wedding is held in the daytime before the Oscars.  At the dinner, Howard states that he is getting married on Sunday,  in three days. The Oscars are never held on Thursday, they have been  held either Sunday or Monday. Meanwhile, this is a short time before  high school graduation, which is in late May or early June. The  Oscars are now being held in January or February.