Tuesday, February 28, 2012

2012 Oscars By The Numbers

Sunday night's show saw the oldest winner of an acting award and three-ish feet of Angelina Jolie's right leg.
By John Mitchell


Christopher Plummer wins at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images

The 84th Academy Awards, were a numbers game. We were treated to the oldest acting winner in Oscar history (82-year-old Best Supporting Actor winner Christopher Plummer); the most-nominated actor ever, Meryl Streep (17 nods!), took home her third award; and in just minutes, Angelina Jolie's leg tallied way more Twitter followers than you'll ever have.

Taking a look back, plenty of fantastic statistics stick out. From the long trek to Hollywood for Parisian Best Actor winner Jean Dujardin to the many languages spoken by winners at the ceremony, check out our helpful, by-the-numbers guide to Sunday night's Oscars.

» Length of last night's show: 189 minutes
» Distance Jean Dujardin traveled to claim his prize: 5,661 miles (Paris to Los Angeles)
» Age of oldest winner of acting award (Christopher Plummer): 82
» Age of youngest acting Oscar winner (Tatum O'Neal in 1974): 10
» Average age of 2012 acting winners: 55.5
» Number of followers on Twitter for Jennifer Lopez's nipple: 2,019
» Number of followers on Twitter for Angelina Jolie's right leg: 12,964
» Total number of Streep wins: 3
» Total number of Streep nominations: 17
» Number of nominations for other three acting winners combined: 4
» Length of time that's passed since Streep's last win: 29 years
» Christopher Plummer's age was when Streep last won: 53
» Other actors with three Oscar wins: 3 (Ingrid Bergman, Jack Nicholson, Walter Brennan)
» Most Oscars won by an actor: 4 (Katherine Hepburn)
» Most awards won by a single film: 11 ("Ben-Hur," "Titanic," "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King")
» Most awards won by a single 2012 film: 5 ("The Artist," "Hugo")
» Height of an Academy Award: 13.5 inches
» Weight of Oscar: 8.5 pounds
» Angelina Jolie's height: 5'8" (68 in)
» Approximate length of Angelina Jolie's right leg: 2'10" (34 in)
» Year last silent film won Best Picture: 1928
Languages spoken at 2012 ceremony: 5 (English, French, Farsi, Italian and German)
» Number of dead dictators whose ashes were spilled on Ryan Seacrest: 1 (Kim Jong Il)

The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Keep it locked at MTV.com for updates on the night's big winners and the best red-carpet fashion.

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