On Oscar Night®, Feb 25, New York-area members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the 79th Academy Awards® at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.

This marks the 2nd year that the annual party, organized by the Academy’s New York Events Committee, will be held at the St. Regis. The event is open to all East Coast-based members of the Academy.

“Last year’s party was a tremendous success. Our guests enjoyed a delicious meal while watching the Academy Awards telecast,” said Arlene Dahl, chair of the Academy’s Oscar Night party. “The ambience of the hotel is one of sheer elegance.”

Following a cocktail reception in the St. Regis’ Louis XVI Suite, the invited guests will adjourn to the Versailles Room for dinner and viewing of the Awards telecast on the ABC Television Network. The menu will be created by Executive Chef Richard Brown.

“Not only do the festivities and the historic setting of the St. Regis recall the original Academy Awards banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, but the hotel itself has a very strong connection to New York filmmaking, which makes the night even more special for our guests,” added Bud Rosenthal, chair of the Academy’s New York Events Committee.

A 1904 Beaux Arts landmark in the heart of midtown Manhattan, the St. Regis Hotel has been used as a shooting location for many films, including The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Miss Congeniality, The First Wives Club, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Live and Let Die, and The Devil Wears Prada.

The St. Regis Hotel is located at 2 East 55th Street in Manhattan.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Feb 25 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 pm PST (8 pm EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, The Road to the Oscars®.