Our annual tally of tidbits from the 213-minute telecast.
Amount of time wasted on ridiculous musical numbers: 19 minutes
18 seconds
Number of people who didn't have time to finish accepting their
awards: 4
Amount of time Placido Domingo held his final note while
performing Best Song nominee from Mambo Kings: 12 seconds
Amount of time Richard Gere spent airing his thoughts about Deng
Xiaoping: 1 minute 27 seconds
Number of times Al Pacino said ''uh'' during his Best Actor
acceptance speech: 26
Number of men who won awards: 27
Number of women who won: 9
Number of Jack close-ups: 7
Number of Clint close-ups: 14
Greatest number of people thanked during an acceptance speech: 28
Number of people who thanked God: 1
Number of people who thanked Clint: 2
