The 79th Academy Awards was in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 2007.
The 79th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25 , 2007 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. . The Ambassador Hotel was a hotel in Los Angeles , California , and location of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub until it was demolished in 2005 .