Sunday’s Oscar stage features 45 million Swarovski crystals

This artist rendering released by Swarovski shows a crystal design for the stage at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Production designer Derek McLane hand-picked most of the sparklers for the starry proscenium he created for Sunday’s show at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Swarovski via AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be half a million Swarovski crystals on the Dolby Theater stage for every year the Oscars have been presented. That’s 45 million crystals in honor of Oscar’s 90th year.

Production designer Derek McLane hand-picked most of the sparklers for the starry proscenium he created for Sunday’s show. He says in an interview that his design incorporates various eras of film history and is meant to evoke a sense of Hollywood glamor.

This is his sixth consecutive year designing the Oscar stage and its various mobile elements. He has received an Emmy nomination every year for his work on the show.

McLane says the crystal Oscars from last year’s show will also return for Sunday’s telecast.