Oscar Party Fun Facts

Each year the Academy Awards Governors Ball event team puts together a list of fun facts. Use these facts for a pre-show trivia contest at your Oscar Party and stay current with the Oscar Widget!

Design your own Oscar Party based on the official event produced by Sequoia Productions & Wolfgang Puck Catering. You'll find all the party details in my articles, Official Oscar Party Sneak Peek: Event Design, Wolfgang Puck's Menu, and Wine, Champagne, and Cocktails, and check out the Oscar Widget below!

2008 Governors Ball Fun Facts

• 1,500 Guests
• 900 Staff On-Site
• 350 Culinary Staff
Patron "Red Carpet" Signature Cocktail. Photo by Elise Bruccoliere.
• 150 Technicians
• 14 Musicians
• 1 DJ
• 10,000 Pieces of Cutlery
• 528 Bottles of Laurent Perrier Champagne
• 1,428 Bottles of Sterling Wine
• 1/2 Mile of Truss
• 200 Leko Lights
• 20 Automated Lights
• 1/4 Mile of Rope Lights
• 6 Miles of Cable
• 30,000 Square Feet of Fabric on Ceiling
• 3,000 Zip Ties used to Tie the Fabirc to the Truss
• 1,675 Floating Transparent Globes to Hang from Ceiling
• 20,000 Feet of Cable to Secure Floating Transparent Globes
• 1,000 Firefly Lights
• 15 Shades of Red Roses Shipped from Columbia and Ecuador
• 15,000 Roses
• A Crew of Forty Poeple will Assemble and Deliver Flowers
• *All Seafood is Sustainable by Seafood Savvy
• *All Meat is Natural, Growth- and Hormone-Free
• *All Chicken is Certified Organic
• 300 lbs. of Wild Caught Salmon
Sea Bass With Avocado, Tomatillo, Cilantro and Jalapeño Ceviche by Wolfgang Puck. Photo by Elise Bruccoliere.
• 1200 lbs. Spiny Lobster
• 10 lbs. Fresh Farm Raised Tsar Nicoulai Osetra Caviar
• 18 lbs. Black Winter Truffles from Burgundy
• 15 Whole Yellowtails
• 150 lbs. Albacore Tuna
• 1200 Kumamoto Oysters
• 100 lbs. Black Farm Raised Mussels 150 lbs. Farm raised littleneck Clams
• 550 lbs. Snake River farms Wagyu Beef (American Kobe)
• 480 Antipasti Platters
• 3500 Pounds of Alaskan Wild Salmon
• 12 Gallons of Crème Fraiche
• 10 Gallons of Citrus Chili Dressing
• 7,200 Individual Pink Shrimp from Oregon
• 20 Pounds of Holy Basil
• 3000 Black Mission Figs
• 100 Pounds of Laura Chenel Goat Cheese
• 80 Pounds of Organic La Quercia Prosciutto Americano
• 30 Cases of California Eggplant
• 3060 Wood Fired Flat Bread slices
• 4800 Pounds of California Grown Organic Asparagus
• 100 Pounds of Chickpea Salad
• 10 Gallons of Mustard Vinaigrette
• 200 Pounds of Carnaroli Risotto
• 150 Pounds of Chinese Broccoli
• 75 Pounds of Shiitake Mushrooms
• 200 Pounds of Sticky Rice
• 190 Pounds of Bay Scallops
• 250 Pounds of Wild Black Bass
• 25 Gallons of Cocktail Sauce
• 2000 Sesame Miso Cones
• 5000 Hand Cracked Eggs
• 400 Pounds of Organic Montana Wheat Flour
• 400 Pounds of Florida Crystal Organic Sugar
• 16 Pounds of Tahitian Vanilla
• 425 Pounds of Valrhona Organic Chocolate
• 200 Pounds of Short Lo Mein Noodles
• 100 Pounds of Tofu
• 15 Gallons of Plum Ginger Sauce
• 400 Mangoes
• 800 Roma Tomatoes
• 3 Months of Menu Testing, Planning and Preparation
• 4 Days of Preparation
• 1 Lifetime of Happiness

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