Writer of Pop Culture

There are a lot of numbers involved in the making of The Oscars. This year, Hollywood is celebrating the 96th Academy Awards. This will be Jimmy Kimmel’s fourth time to host. There are 24 major awards to be handed out. Last year’s award show was 217 minutes long (although for some, it felt a lot longer). According to WalletHub, here are more numbers to consider for this year:

The Red Carpet

• 18: The number of workers used to install the red carpet
• 30: The number of red-carpet rolls used
• 600: The number of hours spent installing the carpet
• 24,700: The number of thousands spent on the carpet
• 50,000: The number of square feet of the carpet

Dressing to the Nines

• $266K: The cost of one’s attire by a first-timer.
• $1.5M: The cost spent on one’s attire for the average attendee.
• $10M: The total cost of an A-list actress’ ensemble.
• $18.1M: The most expensive attire worn in history. It was worn by Cate Blanchett in 2014.
• $30M: The cost of the most expensive diamond necklace ever worn. Lady Gaga had that privilege.

The Big To-Do

• 4: The number of times Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the Oscars (including this year)
• 13: The number of nominations for Oppenheimer
• 92: The number of countries who submitted movies for Best International Feature Film Oscar
• 19.9M: The number of people who watched in 2023
• 263: The number of minutes of the 2002 Oscars, the longest broadcast. Last year’s was 217 minutes.
• $400: How much each Oscar statuette is worth
• $125K: The value of the Oscars goodie bag
• $56.9M: The total cost of the Oscars ceremony
• $1.85M: The cost of a 30-second ad.
• $120M+: The ad revenue ABC will receive.
• $170M: The economic boost Los Angeles receives
• 200+: The number of countries and territories in the world where the Oscars will be televised.

The Nominees

• 0: The number of actor nominees who were also nominated last year
• 1: The number of Best Director nominees who are women
• 7: The number of actors of color nominated
• 10: The number of nominees nominated for the first time ever
• 33: The percentage of this year’s Oscar nominee who are women

The Number of Nominations from Each Studio

• 2: Paramount, The New Yorker, MIYU and MTV Documentary Films
• 5: Focus Features, Orion/Amazon MGM Studios and Walt Disney Pictures
• 7: Neon and A24
• 9: Warner Bros.
• 13: Universal, Searchlight Pictures and Apple Original Films
• 18: Netflix

Sources: The information given here is based on WalletHub projections, new reports and data from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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