Five movies were left standing today when Sid Ganis and Salma Hayek announced the Best Picture nominees for 2006.

The handful emerged from a possible field of 306 movies that were eligible for the 79th Academy Awards. One will be crowned Feb. 25 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

As the Oscar season moves into high gear, here are some factoids you can drop at parties or while buying popcorn at the multiplex, courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,:

This year's host: First-timer Ellen DeGeneres.

Most popular host: Bob Hope, 19 host appearances.

Suggested length of acceptance speech: 45 seconds.

Number of voting members: 5,830.

Kodak seating capacity on Oscar night: 3,300.

Seat fillers: Approximately 250.

Ushers/ticket takers: 40.

Outdoor bleacher seats: 612.

People who work in the production office: Approximately 300.

Production vehicles/trailers, including for press and catering: Approximately 100.

Cameras used during the show: 14 high-definition cameras for the pre-show, 20 for the show.

Crew members: Roughly 130 during pre-show, 350 during telecast.

Date of first televised show: March 19, 1953.

Americans who watched the 2006 telecast: Estimated total audience, 76.6 million, with the average audience 38.9 million.

Longest televised show: 74th Academy Awards, in 2002, at 4 hours, 23 minutes.

Shortest televised show: 31st Academy Awards, in 1959, at 1 hour, 40 minutes.

Latest telecast date in past 20 years: April 11, 1988.

Earliest telecast date in past 20 years: Feb. 25, 2007.

Number of Oscar statuettes presented since the first Academy Awards: 2,622.

Honorary Awards since first Academy Awards: 113.