85th ACADEMY AWARDS® FACT SHEET
85th Academy Awards Information Number of features eligible for Best Picture this year 282 (85th Academy Awards, 2012) Number of features eligible for Best Picture last year 265 (84th Academy Awards, 2011) Number of countries submitting foreign language films 71
Number of voting members 5,856
Number of ushers / ticket takers inside the Dolby™ 40 Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® Number of Red Carpet fan bleacher seats 700
Number of people who work in the Oscar® telecast Approx. 300 production office Number of production vehicles / trailers Approx. 100 (including press and catering) Number of crew members working during the telecast Approx. 350 Telecast rating and share for 84th Academy Awards Rating: 22.6 Share: 34
How many Americans watched the 84th Academy Average U.S. audience: Awards show? (estimate) 39.2 million
Number of countries in which the 85th Oscar telecast More than 225 will be seen Estimated global viewership of 85th Academy Awards Several hundred million show Number of Oscar statuettes created for 85th 50 Academy Awards Number of Oscar statuettes given out at the 84th 46 Academy Awards
Number of competitive award categories for the 85th 24 Academy Awards
Awards presented at the Governors Awards on Honorary Awards (Oscar December 1, 2012 statuettes) to Hal Needham, D.A. Pennebaker, George Stevens, Jr.; Jeffrey Katzenberg received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar statuette)
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Academy Awards Press Number of press organizations requesting credentials 592 for 85th Academy Awards Number of outlets issued credentials for the 84th 283 Academy Awards Total number press credentials issued for the 84th 2,412 Academy Awards (including technical personnel) Number of still photographers on the red carpet for 85 the 84th Academy Awards Number of TV press on the red carpet for the 84th 307 Academy Awards, including camera operators, audio technicians and other crew Number of print reporters on the red carpet for the 91 84th Academy Awards
The Oscar® Statuette Total number of Oscar statuettes presented since the 2,856 first Academy Awards (includes the 4 Oscars® presented at the Governors Awards event on December 1, 2012) Height of Oscar statuette 13½ inches
Diameter of Oscar statuette base 5¼ inches
Weight of Oscar statuette 8½ pounds
Oscar® Telecast Best rating and share in the past 30 years Best rating: 38.0 in 1983 (share: 59) Latest telecast date in the past 20 years March 29, 1999 (71st Academy Awards) Earliest telecast date in the past 20 years February 22, 2009 (81st Academy Awards) Longest Oscar telecast 74th Academy Awards 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 85th ACADEMY AWARDS® FACT SHEET
Date of first televised show March 19, 1953 (25th Academy Awards) Date since which ABC has been the broadcaster of March 29, 1976 the Academy Awards (uninterrupted) (48th Academy Awards) Total number of years that ABC has broadcast the 48 (ABC was the Academy Awards (including this year) 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 Academy Awards Dorothy Chandler presentations Pavilion, with 25 Oscar shows Number of Oscar shows hosted at the Dolby Theatre 12 (formerly Kodak Theatre), including the 85th Academy Awards 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 Academy Awards Bob Hope, with 19 host shows appearances
Oldest Academy Awards show poster in the collection 32nd Academy Awards of the Margaret Herrick Library 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
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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 85th 55 Academy Awards
Since 1958 the number of times there has not been a 1 (40th Academy Governors Ball Awards) – cancelled after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Size of the The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & 25,090 square feet Highland Center
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