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The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in
the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and
entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North
Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los
Angeles. Since its opening on November 9, 2001, the
theatre has been the home of the annual Academy Awards
Ceremonies ("The Oscars"), which were first held there
in March 2002, and is the first permanent home for the
awards.
The theatre was designed specifically with the Oscars in
mind. It has a seating capacity for up to 3,400 people
and the stage is one of the largest in the United
States, measuring 113 feet wide by 60 feet deep. The
theatre was sponsored by the Kodak company, which paid
$75 million to have its name associated with the
building. It is owned by CIM Group.
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are
prominent and the most watched film awards ceremony in
the world. Awarded annually by the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences since 1929 in Los Angeles,
it recognizes excellence in many aspects of motion
picture making, such as acting, directing and
screenwriting.
The Broadway Melody (1929) was the
first Sound film to win an Oscar for Best Picture.
It is an early musical motion picture, released on 1
February 1929.
The film was one of the first musicals to feature a
Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of
color being used in a flurry of musicals that would
hit the screens in 1929-1930. The film was the first
musical motion picture released by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first
all-talking musical.
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