The Oscars by the Numbers

With the Academy Awards only days away, we thought we'd share some fun facts about the Oscars from our friends at WalletHub. Here's the Oscars by the numbers.     

1: It's Jimmy Kimmel's first time hosting the Academy Awards.

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225: The number of countries the Oscars will be broadcast to. 

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$30,000: The cost of the iconic Academy Awards red carpet.

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$42.8 million: The total expected cost of this years awards. 

50%: The Record of the Golden Globes accuracy for predicting the Best Picture of the Year in the past 10 years. 

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$696: The value of this years Oscar Statuettes 

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$72,000: The cost of a one page ad in the Hollywood Reporter during Oscar Season.

8: The number of Disney movies up for nomination. 

96: The last year Mel Gibson was nominated for an Oscar, (Best Director and Best Picture for Braveheart.)

  

$10 Million: The average cost of a look of an A-List actress attending the awards. Cate Blanchetts dress at the 2014 Oscars came in at a whopping $18.1 million.  

(Photo courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter)