Gary Dretzka
Leonard Klady
David Poland
Douglas Pratt
Ray Pride

And the Answer Is ...

79th ACADEMY AWARDS® FACT SHEET

Number of eligible pictures for this year: 306

Number of countries submitting foreign language films: 61

Number of voting members: 5,830

Number of times Ellen DeGeneres has hosted the Academy
Awards show: This will be her first time.

Number of seat fillers: Approx. 250

Number of ushers / ticket takers inside the Kodak Theatre: 40

Number of bleacher seats: 612

Number of people who work in the production office: Approx. 300

Number of production vehicles / trailers (including press and catering): Approx. 100

Number of crew members working during the pre-show: Approx. 130

Number of crew members working during the telecast: Approx. 350

Communication Technology Stats (approximate) 302 general telephone lines: 42 ISDN lines, 67 DSL lines, 7 T1 lines, several hundred fiber-based video circuits

Number of 2005 features eligible for Best Picture award: 311

Telecast rating and share for 78th Academy Awards show Rating: 23.1 / Share: 35

How many Americans watched the 78th Academy Awards show? (estimate)
Total audience: 76.6 million
Average audience: 38.9 million

Number of international broadcasters airing the 78th Oscar® telecast: 85

Estimated global viewership of 78th Academy Awards show: Several hundred million

Number of Oscar statuettes created for 78th Academy Awards: 50

Number of Oscar statuettes given out at the 78th Academy Awards (including statuettes given out at the Scientific and Technical Awards): 44 (including the Sawyer Award to Gary Demos, presented at the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony)

Number of award categories for the 78th Academy Awards: 24 (not including Testimonial Awards or
Sci/Tech Awards)

Number of films that received Oscar nominations for 2005: 54 (40 feature films)

Number of press organizations requesting credentials: Almost 500

Total number of press credentials requested: About 3,000

Number of outlets receiving credentials: 277

Total number press credentials issued (including technical personnel): 1,896

Number of photographers on the red carpet: 102

Number of TV press on the red carpet, including camera operators, audio technicians and other crew:
286

Number of print reporters on the red carpet: 101

Total number of Oscar statuettes presented since the first Academy Awards: 2,622

Number of Honorary Awards presented since the first Academy Awards (Oscar statuettes are presented to Honorary Award winners): 113

Height of Oscar statuette: 13½ inches

Diameter of Oscar statuette base: 5¼ inches

Weight of Oscar statuette: 8½ pounds


Best rating and share in the past 30 years Best rating: 38.0 in 1983 (share: 59)

Best share: 68 in 1978 (rating: 36.3)

Latest telecast date in the past 20 years: April 11, 1988 (60th Academy Awards)

Earliest telecast date in the past 20 years: February 25, 2007 (79th Academy Awards)

Longest televised show 74th Academy Awards show, in 2002, with a running time of 4 hours, 23
minutes

Shortest televised show 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)

Venue that has hosted the most Academy Awards presentations: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,
with 25 Oscar shows

Number of Oscar shows hosted at the Kodak Theatre, including the 79th Academy Awards: 6

Seating capacity of the Kodak Theatre on Oscar night: 3,300

Length of the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre: Approx. 500 feet

Width of the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre: Approx. 33 feet


Person who has hosted the most Academy Awards shows: Bob Hope, with 19 host appearances

Suggested length of acceptance speeches: 45 seconds

Oldest Academy Awards show poster in the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library:
32nd Academy Awards show poster (show on April 4, 1960 honoring films of 1959)

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 79th Academy Awards: 49 [The Governors Ball was not
held for the 40th Awards]