Photos:: Oscars at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Actor Gregory Peck, right, and director-choreographer Gower Champion look over a floor plan of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Peck was the president of the academy when the Music Center first hosted the Oscars.   (Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times)

Liza Minnelli, right, with her father, Vincent Minnelli, backstage after her win in the lead actress category for her role in “Cabaret.”   (Rick Browne / Los Angeles Times)

Singer Dionne Warwick, left, with her husband, actor William Elliott and sister, Dee Dee, at the 44th Academy Awards.  (Fotos International / Getty Images)

Actress Jane Fonda, right, and her “Klute” co-star Donald Sutherland. Fonda won an Oscar for her role as Bree Daniels in the film that night.   (Frank Edwards / Getty Images)

Actor Clint Eastwood, right, with actress Claudia Cardinale at the 42nd Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Puppeteer Jim Henson at the 58th Academy Awards with muppets Kermit and Skooter.   (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Actress Vanessa Redgrave delivers a speech that provoked boos after she won the Oscar for supporting actress at the 50th Academy Awards.   (Joe Kennedy / Los Angeles Times)

Burt Reynolds attends the 45th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Roberto Benigni, right, talks to Army Archer on the red carpet for the 71st Academy Awards.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Tuesday Weld, left, Dudley Moore and John Travolta at the 50th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Cher, left, and Sonny Bono at the 45th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Actor Sylvester Stallone at the 49th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Audrey Hepburn at the 47th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion during a rehearsal for the 42nd Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Actress Julie Andrews at the 40th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Jon Voight, right, Angelina Jolie and Jamie Haven at the 58th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, left, with her parents, director Bruce Patrol and actress Blythe Danner, at the 71st Academy Awards.   (Lucy Nicholson / AFP/Getty Images)

Barbra Streisand at the 41st Academy Awards.   (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Meryl Streep and Christopher Walken at the 51st Annual Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston at 47th Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty at the 51st Academy Awards.  (Ron Galella / WireImage/Getty Images)

Whoopi Goldberg was the host for the 71st Academy Awards, the final year the awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.   (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)

The downtown cityscape as limousines line up outside the Music Center for the 68th Academy Awards.  (Chris Martinez / Associated Press)