The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre located in the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. This theater was opened on November 9, 2001. This theatre has been the home of the Oscar Awards Ceremony. It was first held there in March 2002, and is the first permanent home for the awards. It is the the anchor of Los Angeles’ Hollywood & Highland destination site, is Southern California’s home for the best in fine arts, live theatre, concerts, award shows and special events.
This theatre was specifically designed for the Oscar Awards. This theater has a seating capacity of 3,401 people. Its stage is one of the largest stage in the United States. It is 113 feet wide and 60 feet deep. Kodak company sponsored this theater, by paying $75 million to have its name associated with the building. CIM Group owned this theater.
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The annual Oscar presentation has been held since 1929. When the calendar has turned to a new year, the attention of the entertainment community and of film fans around the world turns to the upcoming Academy awards.
After three-quarters of a century of recognizing excellence in cinema achievement, the annual presentation of the Oscars has become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' most famous activity.
After three-quarters of a century of recognizing excellence in cinema achievement, the annual presentation of the Oscars has become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' most famous activity.
All voting for Academy Awards is conducted by secret ballot and tabulated by the international auditing firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Secrecy is maintained by the auditors - the results of balloting are not revealed until the now-famous envelopes are opened on stage during the live television program. Because the Academy numbers among its members the ablest artists and craftsmen in the motion picture world, the Oscar represents the best achievements of the year in the opinion of those who themselves reside at the top of their craft.
The Kodak Theater was again the host for 80th Annual Academy Awards on 24th February 2008. Kodak Theater celebrates its seventh year of the cinema universe on 24th Febraury 2008 when the Oscars Awards are on the fire.
