Hollywood and Highland

Red carpets

Entrance

Aerial

Steps of stars

Best pictures

Check in

Looking up

Main lobby

Dolby Lounge

Oscar

Ramp

Ready for my closeup

Backstage

Cables

Staging

Quiet

Dressing room

Elephant doors

From stage right

Out to the house

I'd like to thank the Academy

Stars galore

Looking stage right

Size

Boxes

Upstage

Setup

Sizeable stage

The pit

Special seats

Mixing

Undressed

Bar

Intermission

Spiral stairs

Busby Berkeley dreams

Hidden compartments 1

Hidden compartments 2

Hidden compartments 3

Lasers!

Projection booth

Empty booth

Christie

The view down

Audio controls

No cheap seats

Atmos mounted

Columns

Angles

On with the show

So next time you're at the Academy Awards, or watching them or any of the countless other TV shows recorded here, you'll now have a better idea what the Dolby Theater truly looks like, minus all the glitz and glitter (i.e., still pretty cool). 

For more on this behind-the-scenes tour, check out Behind the scenes at the Dolby Theater, home of the Oscars.