Keeping Hollywood’s big secret until show time

Two Los Angeles accountants are the only two people on Earth in possession of that most famous set of names — the Oscar winners.

Keeping Hollywood’s big secret until show time

Accounting giant PwC has overseen the balloting for the world’s most glamorous showbiz event for the past 79 years and, as a result, two of is partners, Brad Oltmanns and Rick Rosas, are the chosen two who know the winners before those famous envelopes are opened tomorrow night.

Brad and Rick lead a tight-lipped team of just four accountants who conduct the same ballot- counting method that they have used for decades. There has never been a single security breach in the 79 years that PwC has worked with the Academy.

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