84th Academy Awards Governors Ball Preview
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Fun Facts About the 84th Academy Awards Governors Ball
- 1500 Guests
- 950 Staff
- 350 Culinary Staff
- 12,000 Glasses for Beverages
- 4,000 Small Plates
- 4,500 Ramekins and Verrines
- 6,000 Cocktail Forks
- 4,500 Demitasse Spoons
- 1000 Bottles of Moët & Chandon Champagne
- Jonathan Jacobs, the Vintage DJ, will be spinning original 78's, 45's and 33's on two Audiotronics Classroom record players
- 4 different waiter uniforms totaling 344 specialty costumes designed for the Ball
- 2,120 Yards of Fabric Used for 476 Pieces of Custom-Made Furniture and 315 Pillows
- The room will sparkle with 1400 strands of Swarovski crystals
- Over 200 shades of red visible to the naked eye and Mark’s Garden is using all red flowers available this time of year
- This year's designs are more modern than ever before
- Ten motion effects: orchestra turntable, singer's riser lift, and eight reveal panel lifts
- 750 LED Lighting Fixtures
- 22 Automated Lighting Fixtures
- 250 Pin Spots
- 100 Ellipsoidal, Theatrical Lighting Fixtures
- 1 Mile of Truss
- 21,000 Square Feet of Fabric on the Ceiling
- 3,004 Zip-Ties Used To Attach Fabric to the Truss
- 150 Technicians
- 6500 Wood Fired Oscar Shaped Flat Bread
- 3500 Miso Cones
- 250 pounds Whole Caught Atlantic Bigeye
- 17 Whole US Wild Caught Yellowtail
- 1300 Farmed Oysters
- 5 kilos of American Farm Raised Caviar
- 1450 pounds Maine Lobster
- 7500 Individual US Shrimp
- 250 pounds Sticky Rice
- 30 gallons Cocktail Sauce
- 50 Whole Yellowtail Snapper
- 25 gallons Spicy Mustard
- 1250 Stone Crab Claws
- 20 gallons of Homemade California Cheddar Beer Cheese
- 6000 pieces Taro Root Mini Taco Shells
- 6500 pieces of Cherry Tomatoes
- 4500 pieces of Homemade Bread Sticks
- 550 Mini Potato Latke
- 1200 Yukon Gold Potatoes
- 10 pounds of Black Winter Truffles
- 20,000 pieces of California Grown Micro Greens
- 1500 Baby Beets
- 200 Rose Petals
- 10 Bushels of Heirloom Apples
- 6000 pieces of Mini Brioche Buns
- 5000 Cage-Free Eggs
- 200 quarts Heavy Cream
- 10 Flats of Pudwill Farms Market Berries
- 200 quarts Milk
- 150 pounds Organic Sugar
- 800 pounds L’Etoile du Nord Bittersweet Chocolate
- 25 pounds Edible Gold Dust
- 400 pairs Gold 3D Glasses
- 500 ring lights
- 5000 Mini Chocolate Oscars
All fish and seafood SeafoodWatch compliant.
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