Kodak's Proud History at the Academy Awards; 77th Consecutive Year '

    Business Editors

    ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2005--For the 77th consecutive year -- ever since the inception of the Academy Awards -- the Oscar for Best Picture will go to a movie produced on KODAK film.
    The feature films nominated in 2005 for an Academy Award for Best Picture are The Aviator, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, Ray and Sideways.
    The five cinematographers nominated for Oscars this year also chose to use KODAK color negative films to help bring their stories to the screen. They are Robert Richardson, ASC for The Aviator, Xiaoding Zhao for House of Flying Daggers, Caleb Deschanel, ASC for The Passion of the Christ, John Mathieson, BSC for Phantom of the Opera, and Bruno Delbonnel, AFC for A Very Long Engagement.
    "We congratulate the filmmakers on their nominations, and we take great pride in their loyalty to the KODAK films that help bring their stories to life," said Eric Rodli, President of Entertainment Imaging and Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. "We're also proud that these works will be recognized at Kodak Theatre, where the Academy Awards celebrate the best in motion pictures."
    Kodak, which established an office in Hollywood the year the Academy Awards began in 1928, has won eight Academy Awards for Scientific and Technical excellence. Through the years, Kodak has been responsible for advancements in film and digital imaging technology that have enabled our customers' greater creative expression.

    (Oscar and Academy Award are registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences)

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