Your Meeting Requires Star Power

Even though awards season is over, plan your next meeting at one of these iconic Los Angeles venues.

The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood has been the permanent home of the ceremonies since 2002. The 180,000 square-foot venue seats up to 3,400 guests. The official after-party of the Academy Awards, the Governors Ball, is held at the Hollywood & Highland Center. The after-party consistently draws a crowd of A-list award winners like Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep and Morgan Freeman. The shopping, dining and entertainment center includes a 19,000 square-foot outdoor courtyard and a variety of indoor and outdoor event spaces. The 25,000 square-foot Ray Dolby Ballroom, home to the Governors Ball, can host up to 2,400 guests. Other popular event locations at the center include Lucky Strike Lanes Hollywood, a chic bowling alley, and TCL Chinese Theatre.

The Loews Hollywood Hotel, located in the Hollywood & Highland Center, is the official hotel of the Academy Awards. The Energy Star-certified hotel offers 65,000 square feet of meeting space, including a Grand Ballroom able to seat 2,000 guests, 11 breakout meeting rooms and exhibition space. The hotel includes more than 600 rooms and suites, many of which include stunning views of the Hollywood sign.

The first Academy Awards honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Hollywood Roosevelt features unique and historic venues for private parties, events, and meetings for groups from fifteen to fifteen hundred, including the iconic Blossom Room, where the first Academy Awards took place. The Hollywood Roosevelt features 25,000 square feet of versatile function space consisting of thirteen meeting and event rooms.