We do the math on everything from the longest Oscar telecast ever to the number of nominations Gary Oldman has received. By Kevin P. Sullivan 2012 Oscar host Billy Crystal Photo: FilmMagic With so much consideration going into predicting the 2012 Oscar winners and losers, the number of calculations and formulas can be dizzying. How many awards will “The Artist” win? Can Woody Allen win his fourth Oscar? Numbers play a big role in the effort leading up to Hollywood’s most important night. Will the show go for four hours, 23 minutes, like it did when Whoopi Goldberg hosted in 2002? How long is the average show? With so many people commenting on how heavy their new trophies are, how much does an Oscar actually weigh? Has composer John Williams really been nominated that many times? To make sense of the plethora of factors and digits, we’ve assembled a helpful guide to all the math you’ll need to worry about come Oscar night. 1 : Lifetime nominations for Gary Oldman 47 : Lifetime nominations for John Williams 8.5 : Weight of Oscar in pounds 9 : Times Billy Crystal has hosted 19 : Times Bob Hope has hosted 216 : Minutes in last year’s show 216 : Minutes in average Oscar telecast over the last 10 years 263 : Minutes in longest Oscar telecast (2002) 1,000 : Bottles Mo
