The 2015 Oscars, by the numbers
An Oscar statue is seen as preparations are made for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. The Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 22. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
HOLLYWOOD — The 87th Oscars will be held Sunday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Here are the Academy Awards, by numbers.
Voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: 6,124.
Countries where Oscars ceremony will be broadcast: over 225.
Films eligible for Best Picture: 323.
Countries submitting foreign-language films: 83.
Statuettes created for 87th Oscars: 50.
Number of competitive categories: 24.
Height of Oscar statuette: 13.5 inches (34.2 centimeters).
Weight of each statuette: 8.5 pounds (3.9 kilograms).
Statuettes presented since first Oscars in 1929: 2,951.
Media organizations requesting credentials: 915.
Number of red carpet bleacher seats for fans: 771.
Length of red carpet: 500 feet (152 meters).
Width of red carpet: 33 feet (10 meters).
Seating capacity of Dolby Theatre: 3,300.
Host: Neil Patrick Harris.
Person who has hosted the most Oscars shows: Bob Hope (19).
Longest Oscars telecast: 4 hours 23 minutes (2002).
Shortest Oscars ceremony: 1 hour 40 minutes (1959).
First televised ceremony: March 19, 1953.
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