Oscar Facts: The Academy Awards by the Numbers   

The 95th Academy Awards air this Sunday.  Here are some interesting facts and figures to get you PSYCHED. 

 

 

1.  $58.6 million:  Total cost of the ceremony. 

 

2.  $24,700:  Cost of the 50,000 square foot red carpet. 

 

3.  $10 million:  Cost of an A-list actresses' ensemble. 

 

 4.  28%:  Share of this year's women nominees.  It's the lowest in four years. 

 

5.  $80,000:  Cost for a couple to attend the "Vanity Fair" after-party. 

 

6.  $163 million:  Annual Oscar boost to L.A.'s economy. 

7.  40%:  Golden Globes' 10-year record of predicting the Oscar for Best Picture.  

 

8.  192 minutes:  Running time of this year's longest Best Picture nominee, "Avatar: The Way of Water." 

 

9.  $1.95 million:  Cost of a 30-second ad during the Oscars.  That's 72% less than the Super Bowl. 

 

10.  220 minutes:  Length of last year's Oscars.  That's 3 hours and 40 minutes. 

 

11.  16.6 million:  Average viewers for last year's Oscars.  That was up 58% from a record low in 2021. 

 

12.  Zero:  Number of this year's acting nominees who were nominated last year. 

 

 

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Actors Who Have Never Been Nominated for an Oscar   

BuzzFeed put together a list of actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar, and it includes some real shockers.  Here are 10: 

 

 

1.  Kurt Russell 

 

2.  Idris Elba 

 

3.  Keanu Reeves 

 

4.  Hugh Grant 

 

5.  John Goodman 

 

6.  Steve Martin 

7.  Zoe Saldana 

 

8.  Bruce Willis 

 

9.  Ewan McGregor 

 

10.  Oscar Isaac 

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