These Are Some of the Most Interesting Academy Awards Facts

WalletHub compiled a list to celebrate the Oscars’ 90-year anniversary.

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In celebration of 90 years of the Academy Awards, WalletHub has condensed nearly one hundred year of interesting, unique Oscar facts into one insightful infographic. Besides the straightforward delivery of information, WalletHub has also linked up with a qualified team of “entertainment experts” to break down the details they have collected.

Just some of the highlights from WalletHub’s 2018 Academy Awards fact sheet: the “total cost” of each Oscars event comes in at about $44 million USD, the 24-karat gold-plated Oscar statuette is worth about $900, a 30-second commercial during the Oscars telecast will run you about $2.6 million USD and the 16,500-square-foot Oscars red carpet runs organizers about $24,700 USD. Besides the aforementioned items, Wallethub has also rounded up information concerning critical consensus and more in-depth details.

You can check out Wallethub’s 2018 Oscar facts round-up below and at the outlet’s official website.

The 2018 Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 4. You can check out the full list of nominees here.

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