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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Bradley Cooper
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Wes Anderson
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Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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Richard Linklater
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Bennett Miller
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Morten Tyldum
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Marion Cotillard
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Felicity Jones
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Julianne Moore
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Rosamund Pike
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Reese Witherspoon
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Steve Carrell
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Benedict Cumberbatch
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Michael Keaton
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Robert Duvall
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Ethan Hawke
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Edward Norton
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Mark Ruffalo
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JK Simmons Portrait Session
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Patricia Arquette
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Laura Dern
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Keira Knightley
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Emma Stone
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Meryl Streep
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