25 Academy Awards Behind-The-Scenes Secrets That'll Make You Watch The Whole Show Differently

The LA Times reveals, "The carpet is closer to burgundy and has been for the last 15 years. The exclusive shade — called Academy Red — is supposed to flatter the A-list actors who are photographed and filmed walking on it. It’s a secret color, one whose precise specifications the show’s organizers won’t reveal for fear of copycats." 

This specific color is also patented and doesn't appear on any other red carpet in the entire world. 

The main factor in determining the price depends on where the seats are located in the Dolby Theater. 

The bag also includes additional gifts from brands like Ariadne Athens Skin Wellness, All Better Co., Kind Reason Co., KnowingLabs, Maison Construction, Rareté Studios, Oxygenetix, The Footcloud, The Millions-Billions-Trillions Brand, Good Girl Chocolate, Frontera Wines, Antigua Cruz Añejo Cristalino Tequila, and more. 

According to the Academy Awards, the statuette is "a stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians, and writers)."

This award was won back in 1940 before the Academy's selling agreement came into play. 

Lynn Nichols, the West Coast regional sales manager for Signature Systems, told the LA Times, "There are road closures, there is heavy security…there is definitely a buzz in the air. We just block everything out — just do our job.”

She told Entertainment Tonight, "They said, 'We're sorry, the doors are locked.' I went around the back and tried to get in. Then, they had a commercial break, so I managed to run in, get to my seat, and literally had just sat down."

The entire membership votes for the Best Picture nominee, but the other categories are voted for by specific branches. For example, the actors' branch votes for Best Actor and Best Actress nominees. Then, for the final vote, the members go online to select the winners in every category, not just their branch.

Then, the candidates who receive enough first-place rankings become nominees in that category. 

They also memorize all the winners just in case something goes awry with the envelopes (remember that La La Land/Moonlight Best Picture snafu?). 

Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, and Daniel Day-Lewis follow close behind with three awards each.

While the presenters are allowed to wear street clothes, many of them opt to wear heels so they can practice walking onto the the stage. 

The real Oscar envelopes read, "The Oscar goes to [name of the winner]" but for rehearsals, the envelopes say, "The Oscar goes to, for this rehearsal only [name of winner]." 

He was protesting Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film and sent actor Sacheen Littlefeather to the ceremony in his place. 

A seat filler told THR, “Don’t do anything that makes you stand out to the camera. So, when you’re in the seat in the theater, be as professional and stoic as possible. Don’t draw attention to yourself in any way.”

The winner will receive their nameplate and get it attached after the ceremony. All the unused nameplates are recycled. 

In 1974, during the 46th Academy Awards, a man named Robert Opel streaked across the stage flashing a peace sign...and a little bit more than that.