And the winner for wettest Oscars...it’s a tie
Thankfully there are no ties for Best Picture.
This year’s Academy Awards ended up being in a three-way tie for the wettest in the event’s history, according to the National Weather Service.
About 0.70 inches of rain fell in downtown Los Angeles on Oscar Sunday, soaking the red carpet pre-show.
For sheer wetness, this year’s event tied the Academy Awards ceremony on March 4, 1943, when “Mrs. Miniver” won for Best Picture and 1991 when “Dances with Wolves” beat “Goodfellas.”
Rain isn’t common during the Oscars, but it’s not terribly unusual either, having fallen on 17 of the 87 Academy Awards ceremonies.
Video from the red carpet showed rain seeping through a tent covering the hordes of celebrities and cameras. A sea of black umbrellas could be seen just before celebrities entered the tent.
In the past, vacuums were used to keep the red carpet dry.
This year, crews could be seen using squeegees to push the rushing rain from soaking the red carpet.
No one was spotted singing in the rain.
THE FOLLOWING IS A RANKING OF WETTEST ACADEMY AWARDS DAYS
RANK DATE RAINFALL
1 (TIE) FEBRUARY 22, 2015 0.70 INCHES
1 (TIE) MARCH 25, 1991 0.70 INCHES
1 (TIE) MARCH 4, 1943 0.70 INCHES
4 MARCH 15, 1945 0.50 INCHES
5 (TIE) MARCH 2, 1944 0.48 INCHES
5 (TIE) FEBRUARY 29, 1940 0.48 INCHES
7 FEBRUARY 24, 2008 0.46 INCHES
8 APRIL 8, 1975 0.40 INCHES
9 MARCH 19, 1953 0.31 INCHES
10 MARCH 29, 1982 0.26 INCHES
11 MARCH 2, 2014 0.17 INCHES
12 APRIL 2, 1976 0.06 INCHES
13 FEBRUARY 25, 2007 0.04 INCHES
14 APRIL 8, 1963 0.03 INCHES
15 (TIE) APRIL 10, 1967 0.02 INCHES
15 (TIE) MARCH 25, 1994 0.02 INCHES
17 MARCH 24, 1949 0.01 INCHES
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