5 things you probably didn't know about the OscarsYou have a firm grip on this year's Oscar nominees, last year's winners and what host Jimmy Kimmel will undoubtedly joke about (and the best picture award goes to... oops). Cameras never find an empty seat at the Academy Awards, with a troop of seat-fillers at the ready to occupy any chair vacated by a bathroom- or bar-bound guest. Getting the gig, like so much in Hollywood, depends on who you know: seat-fillers are family and friends of movie academy staff and accounting firm. Photo: APThere are two paths on the Oscars red carpet: one for famous people, and one for everyone else. Live shows inevitably hit speed bumps, such as last year's supersized-one in which Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented La La Land with the top trophy that belonged to Moonlight.

Source: Stuff February 24, 2018 20:48 UTC