Stay at One of These Hotels for Some Oscar History

While the Oscars have been held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood since 2002, it was the Hollywood Roosevelt where the first ceremony took place in 1929. The biggest and brightest celebrities, including Charlie Chaplin, attended the ceremony and private dinner held in the Blossom Ballroom (which still exists today) to see the best films of 1927 and 1928 honored. It was also the shortest Oscar ceremony ever, lasting just five minutes with only 13 statuettes given away. The night's big subject was talking pictures since this was the first ceremony to include silent films exclusively.

This California hotel is all about beloved actor Tom Hanks. It was featured in the Oscar-nominated "Saving Mr. Banks" and "Charlie Wilson's War," both of which featured Hanks. The 23-acre property even does tours for guests, specifically about the movies filmed at The Langham.

Of course, the iconic hotel is a big part of "Pretty Woman" – the movie earning Julia Roberts a Best Actress nomination. Last year, the hotel launched a memorable Pretty Woman experience to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film. There are several themed cocktails and experiences as part of the package. Still, any movie-loving reader is welcome to stop by the hotel and see the iconic elevators where Vivian had her "Well, color me happy – there's a sofa in here for two" moment.

Yes, even properties as far away as Africa have Oscar history. Angama Mara in Kenya is where some of the most romantic scenes from Meryl Streep and Robert Redford's "Out of Africa"—won Best Picture in 1986—was filmed. The luxury camp will set up an "Out of Africa"-style private picnic on the kopje (or hill) on which some of the most iconic scenes were filmed. This kopje is even the backdrop for the film's famous poster.

The iconic Hotel Hassler Roma, the legendary 5-star hotel located atop the Spanish Steps, was where Audrey Hepburn lived while filming the 1953 classic Roman Holiday. Much of the film--which Hepburn won Best Actress for and the film took home prizes for Best Story and Best Costume Design--is set around the Spanish Steps. You can even see The Hassler in the background. Hepburn stayed in the ultra-luxurious San Pietro Presidential Suite while filming Roman Holiday.

In 1974, "The Great Gatsby" hit the screens and won two Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score or Adaptation in 1975. Scenes from Hollywood's rendition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novels were filmed at New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria New York in the hotel's opulent ballroom.

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Filmed at Hotel del Coronado in 1958 and released in 1959, "Some Like It Hot" showcased the talents of Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon alongside the property's iconic exterior features. You can miss the spectacular sun-drenched silhouette of Victorian architecture, making for the perfect backdrop for the film's 1929 setting. Named the No. 1 comedy of all time by the American Film Institute, the movie earned five Oscar nominations, of which Orry-Kelly won for Best Costume Design.

Beverly Hills, as a city, has a long history with the Oscars. The Beverly Hilton has hosted the Governor's Ball in the past (where winners go to get their statues engraved). The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts in Beverly Hills hosts Vanity Fair's annual post-award soiree every year, etc. But, The Beverly Hills Hotel serves as the backdrop of the iconic photo of actress Faye Dunaway the morning after winning her Oscar in 1977 for her performance in "Network." The photo taken by photographer Terry O'Neill remains one of the most iconic Hollywood photos of all time, capturing the young actress' stunned realization the following morning.

Not only did The Millennium Biltmore play host to eight Academy Awards ceremonies: 1931, 1935–39, and 1941-42, but it was also where the Oscar statue was conceived. As the story goes, MGM art director Cedric Gibbons scribbled the iconic figure's design on a linen napkin. What's more is The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that hands out the coveted awards, was founded at a luncheon banquet in the Crystal Ballroom in May 1927.

John Williams--one of America's most accomplished composers--called Blantyre Country Estate in Lenox his unofficial home for weeks while working as the Boston Pops Orchestra's nineteenth conductor. It was in one of the property's four cottages--Cottage by the Path-- that he composed several Oscar-winning and nominated film scores. Among them Schindler's List, which won the Best Original Score Oscar in 1994; the Academy Award-nominated Best Original Scores Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2002); and the Academy Award-nominated Best Original Score for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2005).

Grace Kelly opted to head back to the tranquil Hotel Bel-Air after winning the 1954 Academy Award for her role in “The Country Girl" and chose a bungalow on the property for her post-Oscar photoshoot. Today, that room is dubbed "The Grace Kelly suite" to honor this Oscar history and because she lived at the hotel before her marriage to Prince Rainier Grimaldi III.