Dolby Theatre

The Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles

The Dolby Theatre is the famous hall that hosts each year the Oscars ceremony, in Hollywood. The Los Angeles audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this modern theatre inaugurated in 2001, heart of the most prestigious reward of world cinema.

The hall of the Oscars

Inaugurated in 2001, the theatre was first called the Kodak Theatre, before becoming the Dolby Theatre in 2012. And its great speciality is to host each year the Oscars ceremony, the most prestigious and most followed of the rewards of world cinema. Designed specially for this event, this modern and sumptuous theatre has a vast hall equipped with the most advanced technologies, capable of hosting thousands of spectators and the television broadcast followed by hundreds of millions of people throughout the world. Each year, for an evening, the red carpet unrolls at its entrance, the greatest stars of cinema parade under the flashes of the photographers, and the golden statuettes reward the best films, actors and technicians. The rest of the year, the theatre hosts concerts, shows and other events, and offers guided tours that reveal the behind-the-scenes of the famous ceremony. A high place of cinema and a setting of the Oscars, the Dolby Theatre is a must-see stop of the discovery of Los Angeles.

What to see

You admire the famous hall inaugurated in 2001, first Kodak Theatre then Dolby Theatre in 2012, which hosts each year the Oscars ceremony, the most prestigious reward of world cinema, with its red carpet, its golden statuettes and its broadcast followed by hundreds of millions of spectators, and which offers behind-the-scenes tours. The Dolby Theatre is the setting of the Oscars in Los Angeles. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Dolby Theatre lies on Hollywood Boulevard, within the Ovation Hollywood complex, in Los Angeles, reachable on foot. You admire its exterior from the boulevard; the guided tours and the shows follow their own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming.

What does the Dolby Theatre host in Los Angeles?

Each year, the Oscars ceremony, the most prestigious reward of world cinema, with its red carpet and its golden statuettes, followed by hundreds of millions of spectators; inaugurated in 2001 as the Kodak Theatre, it hosts the rest of the year concerts and shows and offers behind-the-scenes tours.

Where is the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles?

On Hollywood Boulevard, within the Ovation Hollywood complex, in Los Angeles, in the United States.