— his team at Rockwell Group previously designed sets during the 2008 and 2009 ceremonies. The key to finding the ideal location began with Rockwell looking back at the previous locations where the Academy Awards had been held, such as the Biltmore Hotel and the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
His challenge this year was to ensure there was safe social distancing, but he also faced restrictions with what he could do with the building, “Nothing can attach to the ceiling, and nothing can attach to the floor,” Rockwell said in a Zoom conversation. The trees on the North Patio will be surrounded by teak platforms. Rockwell has also called on local florists to create a woven ceiling of flowers to hang overhead with live flowers around the trunk of the trees. His inspiration? Maxfield Parrish’s 1918 painting “The Garden of Allah.”
Inside, a wrap-around screen wall will be used as a portrait gallery with white squares that will be populated with the nominees in each category.
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