The 94th Academy Awards has returned in person for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic forced the annual ceremony online.
The mammoth operation, orchestrated by show-runner Will Packer, has involved more than 5,000 production staff, from stage-hands and hair and makeup staff to costumiers, musicians, caterers and seat fillers.
Here are some other fun facts and numbers about this year’s Oscars show.
– More than 3,000 linear feet of red carpet is created in custom “Academy” red for the ceremony and arrivals.
– It takes 600 hours to install and remove the carpet, and the entire length of carpet is cleaned on the morning of the show.
– 55 cameras are used across the Oscars, pre-show, digital show and international feeds.
– A total of 12 broadcast mobile units and more than 20 technical support and office trailers are used in the production.
– 30 days are needed to load-in, set up, rehearse and strike the show.
– A whopping 14 miles of fibre optic cable are used to support the broadcast infrastructure.
– 18 miles of data and power cable are used to light the show, as well as 1,500 lighting instruments.
– There are more than 120 musicians and 80 dancers performing in this year’s show and more than 45 presenters took part in rehearsals on Saturday.
– The Oscars stage is 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep.
– A 32 foot wide lift sits on stage, which descends 50 feet into the basement to help scenery changes.
– The set is embedded with almost a mile of custom LED tape and is covered in 3,500 yards of pleated fabric.
– On-stage video-wall surfaces total 2,400 square feet.
– To help ensure the highest level of Covid protocol is adhered to, a 70-person Covid team will administer more than 14,000 PCR tests for the cast and crew.
– More than 200 countries across the world air the Oscars, many of them live.