13 Things You Didn't Know About The Oscars

The Academy Awards are on Sunday, and if the conversation at your Oscar party runs dry -- and even your best talking points have come up short -- we've got a solution: 13 facts you didn't know about the Oscars. From the shortest Oscars ceremony in history to the awards dominance of "Ben Hur," "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," this animated video provides a baker's dozen of key details surrounding the Academy Awards. Watch above.

Video produced and animated by Eva Hill.

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"Birdman"

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Best Actor (Michael Keaton), Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

"Boyhood"

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Richard Linklater), Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette), Best Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

"Selma"

Nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song.

"American Sniper

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Bradley Cooper), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Wes Anderson), Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Production Design and Best Film Editing.

"The Imitation Game"

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Morten Tyldum), Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing and Best Original Score.

"The Theory of Everything"

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Felicity Jones), Best Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.

"Whiplash"

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Supporting Actor (JK Simmons).

Bradley Cooper

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Nominated for Best Actor in "American Sniper."

Wes Anderson

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Nominated for Best Director for "The Grand Budapest Hotel."

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

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Nominated for best Director for "Birdman"

Richard Linklater

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Nominated for best Director for "Boyhood"

Bennett Miller

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Nominated for best Director for "Foxcatcher"

Morten Tyldum

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Nominated for best Director for "The Imitation Game"

Marion Cotillard

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Nominated for Best Actress in “Two Days, One Night.”

Felicity Jones

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Nominated for Best Actress in "The Theory of Everything."

Julianne Moore

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Nominated for Best Actress in "Still Alice."

Rosamund Pike

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Nominated for Best Actress in "Gone Girl."

Reese Witherspoon

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Nominated for Best Actress in "Wild."

Steve Carrell

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Nominated for Best Actor in "Foxcatcher."

Benedict Cumberbatch

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Nominated for Best Actor in "The Imitation Game."

Michael Keaton

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Nominated for Best Actor in "Birdman."

Robert Duvall

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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "The Judge."

Ethan Hawke

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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Boyhood."

Edward Norton

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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Birdman."

Mark Ruffalo

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Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Foxcatcher."

JK Simmons Portrait Session

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American actor in the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize-winning film "Whiplash" J.K. Simmons poses for a portrait, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)

Patricia Arquette