Exactly Where Are the Oscars Taking Place? The Mall February 23, 2012, 1:00 pm Every awards season there are a few running themes. This year the scene stealers, both the two-legged and four-legged kinds, have kept things interesting. And so has the continuing story of the location for the Oscars ceremony - specifically what to call it. Since it opened in 2001, it's been known as the Kodak Theater. But after the Eastman Kodak Company filed for bankruptcy protection, it began trying to get out of its deal for naming rights. Last week a judge ruled that the name could be taken off but refused to weigh in on the timing. Kodak wanted out immediately; the landlord proposed waiting. But as Steve Pond at The Wrap points out, as far as the Academy is concerned, it's not going to be called the Kodak. Buried in a release about Meryl Streep being added as a presenter was this piece of housekeeping: "Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 26, from the Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live by the ABC Television Network." Hollywood & Highland Center is the mall in which the theater is located.