The event comes back (with social distancing) to Hollywood after a year away, here’s a look at the venue’s past and current grandeur as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
took place at the Pantages Theatre in 1960. The 74th Awards, held March 24, 2002, introduced the event’s new, permanent home, the anticipated and freshly constructed Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland. It was the first Oscar ceremony since the 9/11 attacks. Tom Cruise opened the evening and Whoopi Goldberg hosted, as Ron Howard’sbecame the first film to receive a best picture Oscar from its stage. The new 180,000-square-foot theater boasted an 86-foot ceiling and seating for 3,400.
Ten years later, the home of the Oscars got a new name and major upgrade when iconic sound company Dolby Laboratories took over naming rights from film company Kodak, which gave up the rights during a bankruptcy reorganization. Among the improvements, Dolby installed a full Atmos sound system, a new projection system, new screen and related technologies.
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