10 Weirdest Facts About the Oscars
6. The terms and conditions a movie must abide by to be eligible for an Oscar nomination are pretty stringent. The competing movie must be at least 40 minutes long; and it has to be shot on 35 mm or 70 mm film. In case the film is in progressive scan Digital Cinema format, it has to be shot at 24 or 48 frames and at a minimum resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels. These movies must also be screened for paid admission in Los Angeles for a minimum period of 7 days to be eligible. A 32 page document with the complete rules and regulations is available online.
7. The Oscar award ceremony is held in the famous Kodak Theatre, which can seat almost 3300 people at a time. But since not everyone turns up, the organizers employ seat fillers to occupy empty seats and make the place look full. These seat fillers are paid at the rate of $125 per hour!
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8. Due to long emotional acceptance speeches, the Oscars had become too notorious for being too long for their worth. In 2002, the event ran for an astounding four hours and twenty three minutes! Thereafter, it was made customary that every acceptance speech should be no more than 45 seconds and if any winner exceeded the time limit, he/she would be intentionally interrupted by the orchestra.
9. The lavishness of the Oscar award ceremony is indisputable, but more prolific is the reception afterward. For dinner, the platter would include 18 kg caviar, 1200 champagne bottles, 1000 large lobsters and 1200 oysters. And that’s not all! The serving also has about 4000 Oscar statues made of chocolate with about 7 Kg of edible gold dust sprinkled on them!
10. Research has shown that Oscar winners live longer! Though the exact reason is not known, but the life expectance of Oscar winners is said to be almost 4 years more on an average. Whatever be the explanation, the researchers theorize that social status has a lot to do with life expectancy.
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