Academy Awards in numbers
Preparations continue on the red carpet during rainy weather for the 86th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, for the Awards night on Sunday, March 2. The red carpet measures 500 feett (152 meters) long and 33 ft wide. AP
HOLLYWOOD—Here are some details about the Oscars and the 86th Academy Awards show, in numbers.
Voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—6,028
Countries where 86th Academy Awards telecast can be seen—over 225
Feature films eligible for Best Picture—289
Countries submitting foreign language movies—76
Number of Oscar statuettes created for 86th Academy Awards—50
Height of Oscar statuette—13.5 inches (34 centimeters)
Weight of Oscar statuette—8.5 pounds (4 kilos)
Oscar statuettes handed out since first Oscars in 1929—2,900
Media organizations requesting credentials for this year—766
Media organizations issued credentials—289
Journalists on red carpet—530
Fans on bleachers overlooking red carpet—700
Length of red carpet—500 ft (152 meters)
Width of red carpet—33 ft
Dolby Theater seating capacity—3,300
Person who has hosted Oscars the most—Bob Hope, 19 times
Longest Oscars telecast—4 hours, 23 mins (2002)
Shortest Oscars telecast—1 hour, 40 mins (1959)
First televised Oscars show—March 19, 1953
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