Red Carpet Rolled Out For 89th Oscars

Preparations for Hollywood’s biggest night were in full swing at Hollywood and Highland for the 89th Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2016.

Presented on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre and televised live by the ABC Television Network, the press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show stages along the Oscars red carpet were assembled amid a flurry of photographers.

It takes approximately 270 crew members to broadcast the Academy Awards to more than 225 countries around the globe.

The number of Red Carpet bleacher seats for lucky film fans is 735. Some Oscar trivia – there have been 3,048 Oscar statuettes presented since the first Oscars. A stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader’s sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers). No model was used during the design process.

Jimmy Kimmel will be host to the 89th Oscars. Bob Hope holds the record with 19 host
appearances.

Watch the 89th Oscars on Sunday, February 26th.