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88th OSCARS® FACT SHEET 88th Oscars Information
Number of features eligible for Best Picture this year (88th Oscars, 2015) 307
Number of features eligible for Best Picture last year (87th Oscars, 2014) 320
Number of countries submitting foreign language films 80
Number of voting members 6,261 (as of 12/3/15)
Number of ushers / ticket takers inside the Dolby™ Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® 60 Number of Red Carpet fan bleacher seats 745
Number of people who work in the Oscar® telecast production office Approx. 250
Number of production vehicles / trailers (including press and catering) Approx. 100
Number of crew members working during the telecast Approx. 270
Telecast rating and share for 87th Oscars Rating: 20.6 Share: 33
How many Americans watched the 87th Oscars? (estimate) Average U.S. audience: 37.3 million Number of countries in which the 88th Oscartelecast will be seen More than 225
Estimated global viewership of 88th Oscars Several hundred million
Number of Oscar statuettes given out at the 87th Oscars 51
Number of competitive award categories for the 88th Oscars 24
Awards presented at the Governors Awards on November 14, 2015 Honorary Awards (Oscar statuettes) to Spike Lee and Gena Rowlands; Debbie Reynolds received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar statuette)
Number of press organizations requesting credentials for 88th Oscars 787
Number of outlets issued credentials for the 87th Oscars 288
Total number press credentials issued for the 87th Oscars (including technical personnel) 1415 Number of still photographers on the red carpet for the 87th Academy Awards 63
Number of TV press for the 87th Oscars, including camera operators, audio technicians and other crew 1013
Number of print reporters on the red carpet for the 87th Oscars 36
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The Oscar® Statuette
Total number of Oscar statuettes presented since the first Oscars 3,001 (includes the 3 Oscars® presented at the Governors Awards event on November 14, 2015)
Height of Oscar statuette 13½ inches
Diameter of Oscar statuette base 5¼ inches
Weight of Oscar statuette 8½ pounds
Design: A stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers).
No model was used during the design process.
Oscar® Telecast
Best rating and share in the past 30 years
Best rating: 34.9 in 1998 (share: 55)
Latest telecast date in the past 20 years March 29, 1999 (71st Academy Awards)
Earliest telecast date in the past 20 years February 22 (81st Oscars held in 2009 and 87th Oscars held in 88th OSCARS® FACT SHEET 2015)
Longest Oscar telecast 74th Oscars show, in 2002, with a running time of 4 hours, 23 minutes
Shortest Oscar telecast 31st Academy Awards show, in 1959, with a running time of 1 hour, 40 minutes
Date of first televised show March 19, 1953 (25th Academy Awards)
Date since which ABC has been the broadcaster of the Academy Awards (uninterrupted) March 29, 1976 (48th Academy Awards)
Total number of years that ABC has broadcast the Academy Awards (including this year) 51 (ABC was the broadcaster for a 10- year stint from the 33rd to 42nd Academy Awards, in addition to its current run)
Oscar Venues
Venue that has hosted the most Oscar presentations Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, with 25 Oscar shows
Number of Oscar shows hosted at the Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre), including the 88th Academy Awards 15
Seating capacity of the Dolby Theatre on Oscar night 3,300
Length of the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre Approx. 500 feet
Width of the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre Approx. 33 feet
Miscellaneous Oscar® Trivia
Person who has hosted the most Oscar shows Bob Hope, with 19 host appearances
Oldest Oscars show poster in the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library 32nd Academy Awards show poster (show on April 4, 1960 honoring films of 1959)
Size of most common set-dressing Oscar 34 in. diameter (base) 7½ feet tall 65 pounds
Governors Ball
Date of the first Governors Ball March 26, 1958, following the 30th Academy Awards presentation. Held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in the Grand Ballroom
Number of Governors Balls, including the 88th Oscars 58 Since 1958 the number of times there has not been a Governors Ball 1 (40th Academy Awards) – cancelled after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Size of the The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center 25,090 square feet