Since the Oscars are on Sunday, it’s the perfect time to check out this list of The Top Fun Facts About the Oscars—perfect for your Oscar Party!
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The statue stands 13-and-a-half inches tall and weighs eight-and-a-half pounds. Sorry. I’m thinking of the guy who almost hosted.
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“Bohemian Rhapsody” could be the first movie to win Best Picture purely on the “Middle Age White Lady” vote.
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Many millennials don’t watch the show because trophies are handed out, but not to them.
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Now that Harvey Weinstein has stopped attending, fewer women carry large purses in front of their groins.
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Russell Crowe chipped a tooth on his because he thought it was foil-wrapped chocolate.
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Bob Hope hosted 19 times. He’s dead now. The lesson here: The Oscars KILL.
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Among the discontinued Oscar categories: “Best Assistant Director,” “Best Dance Direction,” and “Best Performance by a Virginia Politician in Blackface.”
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The Oscar weighs eight-and-a-half pounds. If it were female, it would be too fat to work in the movies.
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Past winners of Best Foreign Film from France instantly surrendered their trophies to Germany.
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Actors do their best work when they pretend that it’s an honor just to be nominated.