Welcome to the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles

During initial construction, 1921

Opening Gala, October 1923

Biltmore Doormen, 1923

Olive St. entrance late 1920’s

The Music Room (now the Lobby)

Men’s Lounge, now Smeraldi’s Restaurant

1920’s Los Angeles socialite and fashion designer Peggy Hamilton, wearing a hand-painted, custom dress copied after the Crystal Ballroom ceiling

Founding Banquet of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Crystal Ballroom, 1927

Artist rendering of Oscar statue sketch on Biltmore napkin

Marion Davies Benefit, 1930

Clark Gable, Best Actor, 1935

Academy Awards Banquet, Biltmore Bowl, 1937

Biltmore Bowl, the home of Oscar

Academy Award guests

Academy Award guests at the Biltmore

Shirley Temple presents Walt Disney with his Oscars for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” Biltmore Bowl, 1938

1939 Academy Awards Banquet, Biltmore Bowl

Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis, 1939

Judy Garland at the 1939 Academy Awards

Academy members, 1939

Rita Hayworth, 1941 Academy Awards

Ginger Rogers presents Joan Fontaine with her Best Actress Oscar, 1941

1941 Oscars announcer Walter Wagner, Academy President

The Old Biltmore Theater, 5th St. side

The Biltmore hosts the 1960 Democratic National Convention with Presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy

Robert Kennedy speaks at the 1960 DNC

Bob Hope hosts the 50th Anniversary of the Academy Crystal Ballroom, 1977

A Biltmore Wedding

John and Barbara MacEvoy,1943

The MacEvoys celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary in December, 2005 after meeting at the Biltmore in 1943.

2006 New Year’s Eve Extravaganza

Midnight balloon drop