With the arrival of awards season and the onslaught of red carpets, I thought a themed post would be appropriate. Whilst we await the next set of gowns and glamouratis at the Academy Awards, here's a look back at the history of the red carpet; the ups and the downs.
The Worst Dressed: Bjork, 2001 Oscars; Selma Blair, 2002 Oscars; Lara Flynne Boyle, 2003 Oscars
Stats:
In 2012, women outnumbered men in 3 categories
for nominations
Nearly 70% of all Best
Pictures winners are longer than 2 hours.
The first colour film to win Best Picture was
Gone With The Wind in 1940
Gone With The Wind in 1940
The last black-and-white film to receive the
award was Schindler’s List in 1994.
award was Schindler’s List in 1994.
Michael
Jackson
paid over a million for David Selznick’s award in 1999.
Jackson
paid over a million for David Selznick’s award in 1999.
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Assembled
diners were once presented with 1,200 bottles of champagne, 1,000
spiny lobsters, 1,200 Kumamoto Oysters, and 18kg of caviar and 7 kg of
edible gold dust for the 4,000 chocolate Oscar statues.
Assembled
diners were once presented with 1,200 bottles of champagne, 1,000
spiny lobsters, 1,200 Kumamoto Oysters, and 18kg of caviar and 7 kg of
edible gold dust for the 4,000 chocolate Oscar statues.
Walt
Disney has the most Oscars to his name, with a grand total of 26.
Disney has the most Oscars to his name, with a grand total of 26.
Most acting nominations: 17, for Meryl Streep
Info provided by Rare London. To check out the original post, go to History of the Red Carpet – Memorable Moments and Fashion Trends.
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