If you are throwing and Oscar party or get together this Sunday, why not wow your guest with a few fun facts and trivia. You can write the tidbits on index cards and place them next to your drinks, appetizers or just lay them out on your coffee table. Here is quick list of a few fun facts.

• The first Oscars ceremony was an open event and tickets cost $5.
• The trophy weighs a whopping 8.5 pounds, which list like holding a gallon of milk
• The Academy was robbed back in 2000 and 55 trophies where stolen (all but there were eventually recovered)
• There will be no “Steve Harvey” situation where the wrong winner is announced because a PricewaterhouseCoopers employee is authorized to run on stage and stop the ceremony in case that happens
• Bob Hope holds the record for most times hosting the Oscars with 19