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With the exception of the pandemic-era ceremony, the Oscars have called the current venue home since 2002.
The Oscars aren’t just jumping from ABC to YouTube in 2029. They’re changing physical venues too. The Academy and AEG announced on Thursday that the ceremony will move to the venue currently known as the Peacock Theater beginning with the 101st Oscars.
“We are thrilled to partner with a global powerhouse like AEG. Their track record for building and operating technologically sophisticated live performance venues is unrivaled,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor said in the announcement. “For the 101st Oscars and beyond, the Academy looks forward to closely collaborating with AEG to make L.A. LIVE the perfect backdrop for our global celebration of cinema, both for our live in-theater audience and for film fans around the world.”
The Oscars have been held at the Dolby Theatre (or, as it’s been previously known, the Kodak Theatre and Hollywood and Highland Center) since the 2002 ceremony, with the exception of the pandemic-era ceremony in 2021 which was held at Los Angeles Union Station.
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When the Dolby Theatre began its life as the Kodak Theatre, it was meant to be the permanent home of the Oscars. If you’ve ever been there, you might be surprised to see that it’s just a shopping center that they dress up very nicely when the Oscars come around. Still, though, it’s played a major part in Oscar history, and the title of every Best Picture winning is on display as you walk through Ovation Hollywood’s main entrance.
Moving the Oscars out of the Dolby Theatre shifts the ceremony out of the Hollywood Bowl and away from the epicenter of other venues including the TCL Chinese Theatre and Disney’s El Capitan Theatre.
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