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Oscars by the numbers

Published February 23. 2017 02:46PM

With the 89th Academy Awards set to air at 8:30 p.m. Sunday on ABC, here are some fun "Oscars by the numbers" facts courtesy of WalletHub.

1st

After a two-year drought, this is the first year black actors are nominated in every acting category.

14

Nominations for "La La Land," which ties "All About Eve" (1950) and "Titanic" (1997) for the most Oscar nominations ever.

3rd

"La La Land" is the third original musical and story to earn a Best Picture nomination. The others were "All That Jazz" (1979) and "Anchors Aweigh" (1945).

683

New members were added to the Academy in 2016 - the largest and most diverse class ever. Of that number, 46 percent are women and 41 percent are people of color.

$190M

Net worth of nominee Denzel Washington ("Fences"), who has six previous Oscar nominations and two wins.

217

The length of the 2016 Oscars in minutes.

9

Best Picture nominees for the first year since 2014. (There were eight in 2015 and 2016.)

3rd

Year Piper-Heidseick will be the official Champagne of the Oscars.

$75M

Net worth of nominee Meryl Streep ("Florence Foster Jenkins"), who has 19 previous Oscar nominations and three wins.

$2.1M

Cost of a 30-second commercial during the Oscars telecast, which is 58 percent less than the Super Bowl.

$10M

Total cost of the look for an A-list actress attending the Oscars. The cost is $1.5 million for the average attendee, and only $266,000 for a first-timer.

$696

Estimated value of the 24-karat gold-plated Oscar statuette.

$15,000

Jimmy Kimmel's hosting fee.

$119,800

The price for a couple to attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party (the most expensive after party).

21

Years since Mel Gibson was last nominated for an Academy Award (Best Director and Best Picture for "Braveheart.")

$30K

Cost of the 16,500-square-foot Oscars red carpet.

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