A lot of work goes into serving the Academy’s 1,500 Ball guests, which will include Oscar® winners, nominees, presenters and telecast participants. Here are some fun facts about the huge amount of staff, food, equipment, and man-hours needed to produce this glitzy Hollywood party.
Menu Created by Wolfgang Puck with Chef Partner Matt Bencivenga and Executive Pastry Chef Sherry Yard
Ball Production by Cheryl Cecchetto / Sequoia Productions
Fun Facts!
- 1500 Guests
- 900 Staff
- 250 Culinary Staff
- 150 Technicians
- 18 Musicians with Back-up Singers
- 1 Song Stylist
All Seafood is Sustainable per Seafood Savvy
- 500 Pounds of Wild Caught Salmon
- 1200 Pounds of Maine Lobster
- 15 Pounds of Caviar
- 15 Whole Yellowtail
- 150 Pounds of Sushi Grade Albacore Tuna
- 1200 Oysters
- 7200 Individual Shrimp
- 1000 Pounds of Natural Beef Short Ribs
- 3060 Wood Fired Oscar Shaped Flat Bread
- 500 Pounds of Italian Arborio Rice
- 10 Pounds of Black Winter Truffles
- 75 Pounds of Shiitake Mushrooms
- 200 Pounds of Sticky Rice
- 25 Gallons of Cocktail Sauce
- 12 Gallons of Ginger White Soy Vinaigrette
- 2000 Sesame Miso Cones
- 5000 Cage-Free Eggs
- 12 Gallons of Crème Fraiche
- 400 Pounds of Organic Montana Wheat Flour
- 16 Pounds of Tahitian Vanilla
- 400 Pounds of Florida Crystal Organic Sugar
- 425 Pounds of Valrhona Organic Chocolate
- 15 Pounds of Edible Gold Dust
- 4000 Mini Chocolate Oscars
- 10,000 Pieces of Cutlery
- 1200 Bottles of Moet & Chandon Champagne
- 1512 Bottles of Sterling Wine
- 3/4 Mile of Truss
- 300 Ellipsoidal, Theatrical Lighting Fixtures
- 84 LED, “Green” Theatrical Lighting Fixtures
- 20 Automated Lighting Fixtures
- 7.2 Miles of Cable
- 623 Lighting and Electrical man hours with 1,735 years of experience
- 28,000 Square Feet of Fabric on the Ceiling
- 3,000 Zip-Ties used to attach fabric to the truss
- 6800 Square Feet of Custom Bamboo Prints
- 4200 Black Screws
- 100 Gallons of Custom Paint
- 1,680 Man hours to install décor
- Enough sheets of plywood to cover a football field
- Miniature Zen Gardens on each table
Green succulents, found in the Zen Gardens, are indigenous to California, and are plants that can all be sprouted
- 18 Man-made Bonsai Trees created with Ming Greenery and Grapevine Trunks
- Orchid Plants shipped direct from Hawaii
- Calla Lilies & Tulips shipped direct from Holland
