The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world.
The 79th Academy Awards ceremony took place on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and was produced by Laura Ziskin and hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
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 and rented to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Oscar night.
