chase the light

The little gold men arrived in their spacecraft this week and are all hanging out at the Kodak Theater. They will be performing mind control experiments on viewers for 4 hours next Sunday. Blake Edwards will be receiving the lifetime acheivement Honorary Oscar shown above. It’s the only one engraved because they already know who it is going to. Duh. It reads, “In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.” Which includes, “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, “The Pink Panther” and sequels, “10”, “The Great Race”, “Operation Petticoat”, and one of my all time favorites “The Party”.

Oscar trivia.
5,803 = Voting members of the Academy.
24 = Number of award categories for the 76th telecast.
50 = Number of Oscars molded for the 76th telecast.
36 = Number of films receiving nominations.
2,443 = Number of statuettes awarded since 1927.
13.5 in. = Height of Oscar.
8.5 lbs. = Weight of Oscar.
500’x33′ = Width and length of the red carpet at the Kodak Theater.
Bob Hope = Person who has hosted the most shows. 18.
19 = Number of High Def cameras used for this years telecast.