Inside Kodak Theatre, the Oscar incubator
(oscar.com)
Updated: 2005-02-28 14:21

Kodak Theatre's seating capacity is 3,400 with three balcony levels that bring audiences close to the theatre stage, which measures 113 feet wide and 60 feet deep. There are also 24 theatre boxes with four to six seats each.

The theater interior is highlighted by a "tiara," a striking oval that is intertwined by smaller ovals, coated in silver leaf, that is the main interior design element. Its models are classical and modern: the floor pattern of Michelangelo's Campidoglio in Rome, and the ever-expanding shapes of Busby Berkeley's choreography. The tiara while decorative serves to hide catwalks and lighting positions for the theater's legitimate productions.

A grand spiral staircase connects four lobby levels and the lobby walls sparkle with thousands of glass beads which are designed to mimic early motion picture projection screens. The theatre includes a unique "media cockpit," in the center of the orchestra seating that during live broadcasts, contains television cameras and other equipment.

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