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76th Academy Awards

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2003 were presented on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland®.

The earlier February date for the 76th Annual Academy Awards moved the show to California's rainiest month. And sure enough, it rained before and after the show, leaving a perfect two days on Saturday and Sunday for Oscar to slip between the raindrops and for the glitterati to sashay down the red carpet dry and relatively warm.

With red carpet glamour back and a shorter Awards season, interest in the show seemed especially high and the ratings popped back up, with the telecast attracting its largest audience since 2000 - 43.5 million viewers.

The King ruled, as "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" took the Oscar in each category in which it had been nominated, eleven of them in total, thereby joining "Ben Hur" and "Titanic" with the most Oscars in the record books.




Parade of the Oscars
Inter-Con Security guards for the Academy Awards escorted Oscar Statuettes to thier holding room at the Kodak Theatre Saturday, February 28, 2004 in Hollywood, California.  more 
   

Flight of the Oscars
United Airlines Flight #109 from Chicago arrived in Los Angeles February 19, carrying a cargo of 50 Oscar® statuettes for the 76th Academy Awards, fresh from their public exhibition at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.  more 
   
And the Oscar Goes To...
The Oscar statuettes that were handed out on Sunday, February 29, at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony were on display at the Hollywood & Highland® entertainment complex beginning Friday, February 20.  more 
   
Nominations Luncheon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored this year's Oscar contenders at its annual Nominees Luncheon February 9, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  more 
   

Governors Ball
A preview of the food and décor for the Governors Ball was held in the Governors Ballroom of the Hollywood & Highland® complex on January 29.  more 

   

Nominations Announcement
Nominations for the 76th Annual Academy Awards were announced January 27 by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Frank Pierson and three-time Oscar®-nominated actress Sigourney Weaver.  more 

   

Set Design
Roy Christopher presented a scale model of the set for the 76th Oscars.  more 

Honorary Award Reception
The Honorary Award Reception on February 26, honored Filmmaker Blake Edwards who received an Honorary Academy Award.  more 

   

Sci-Tech Awards 2003
Actress Jennifer Garner presented the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 14, at the Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena.. more 

   

Fashion Preview
The latest fashions from the biggest names in couture hit the runway February 12th at the 76th Annual Academy Awards® Fashion Preview.   more 

   

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Oscar Exhibit
With much fanfare, a real red carpet and the glitter of 24 carat gold, the 2003 Oscar statuettes that were awarded at the 76th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, were unveiled at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.  more 

 

Oscar Night America
Oscar's grassroots charity program, Oscar Night America, moved into its second decade in February, having raised nearly $11 million for local charities around the United States during the first decade.  more 

 

Foreign Language Film Symposium
Moderated by Mark Johnson, producer of Diner, Rain Man, A Little Princess and Galaxy Quest. Featuring representatives of the 2003 Best Foreign Language Film Nominees. more 



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