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If you are hosting an Oscar party this weekend, bone up on the awards show and wow your guest with a few fun facts and random pieces of information. Here are a few great Academy Awards facts.
The Revenant: according to betting sites the Revenant is the slight favorite to win the award at -153 (the larger the number the more of a favorite), while Leonardo DiCaprio is a whopping -5000 favorite to take home his first best actor trophy.
Jennifer Lawrence: is the youngest person to receive four best acting Oscar nominations (all before the age of 25).
Stallone: Sylvester Stallone’s nomination for Creed makes him only the sixth actor to be nominated twice for the same role.
Alejandro Inarritu: is hoping to take home consecutive win for best director—a feat that has never happened in the history of the award show.