What happened to the Kodak Theater?
In early 2012, Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection, thus ending its naming-rights deal. Then the theater’s name was temporarily changed to the Hollywood and Highland Center at the suggestion of the venue’s landlord.
What is the Kodak Theatre called now?
Dolby Theatre
Hollywood’s 3,400-seat Dolby Theatre, formerly known as the Kodak Theatre, was designed as a permanent home for the annual Academy Awards ceremony (The Oscars), and having opening in November 2001 has hosted The Oscars every year since.
Where were the Oscars held before the Kodak Theatre?
Two decades ago, the Oscars returned to Hollywood for the first time since the Academy Awards took place at the Pantages Theatre in 1960. The 74th Awards, held March 24, 2002, introduced the event’s new, permanent home, the freshly constructed Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland.
When was Wicked at the Pantages?
When it first played the Pantages in 2005, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. WICKED returned two years later to begin an extended engagement that would go on to run two years, becoming one of the longest-running Broadway musicals in L.A. history.
Who is the Dolby Theatre named after?
Dolby Laboratories
And thanks to a deal announced today by the Academy and Hollywood & Highland owners CIM Group, the Oscars will continue to be held at the same venue, just with a new designation: The Dolby Theatre, named after the nearly-50-year-old audio technology company Dolby Laboratories.
How old is the Kodak Theater?
21Dolby Theatre / Age (c. 2001)
Is the Dolby Theater the same as the Chinese Theater?
The Chinese Theatre hosted the 1944, 1945, and 1946 Academy Awards ceremonies; they are now held at the adjacent Dolby Theatre, formerly known as the Kodak Theatre. Grauman’s Chinese Theatre continues to serve the public as a first-run movie theatre.
Why is the Oscar called Oscar?
The most popular explanation, and one generally given by AMPAS officials, is one that goes back to 1931. The story goes that when an Academy Awards librarian named Margaret Herrick first saw the golden figures she exclaimed that the blank face and stern eyebrow reminded her of her Uncle Oscar.