The 86th annual Academy Awards are almost here. At 5:15 p.m. PT, the doors will close at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Fifteen minutes later, the Ellen DeGeneres-hosted show will begin. And here at E! News we're breaking down the Oscars—by the numbers. Take a look... 1959: Year of the shortest Oscar telecast, one hour and 40 minutes 2002: Year of the longest Oscar telecast, four hours and 23 minutes 19: The times Bob Hope hosted the Oscars, making him the person who has hosted the show the most 289: Feature films eligible for Best Picture, up seven from last year's 282 6,028: Voting members of the Academy 40.3 million: Number of Americans who watched last year's Oscars 50: Oscar statuettes created for this year's Oscars 2: Words in the shortest acceptance speech, Patty Duke just said, "Thank you," when she won best supporting actress in 1963 for her work in The Miracle Worker 11: Number of nominations for The Turning Point and The Color Purple. They received no wins. 8: Movies already being touted by The Hollywood Reporter as possible Oscar contenders in 2015 2,900: Oscar statuettes presented since the first Academy Awards 13.2 inches: Height of the Oscar statuette 8.5 pounds: Weight of the statuette 766: Media organizations that requested press credentials 289: Media organizations that were approved for credentials 75: Still photographers on last year's red carpet 399: TV press members, including crews, on last year's red carpet 67: Print reporters on last year's carpet 1953: Year of the first televised Academy Awards 25: Amount of times the show took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 13: Amount of times at the Dolby (formerly the Kodak Theatre) 500 feet: Length of red carpet at today's show 33 feet: Width of the carpet 25,090 square feet: Size of the Dolby 26: Oscar-related parties, listed by The Hollywood Reporter, starting with Thursday's Essence luncheon and ending with tonight's Night of 100 stars 6: Times Madonna has thrown a super-private VIP after-party 25 million: Dollars donated by David Geffen to the Academy Museum set to open in 2017 Feb. 22: Date of next year's Oscars Eonline
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