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ABOVE: New sound stages and production facilities are planned. RIGHT: In 2012 Paramount's "Hugo" won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. leadership of Executive Chairman of the Board and Founder, Sumner Redstone. e decade was punctuated by the release of Titanic in December 1997, which reigned for more than a decade as Hollywood's top box- office attraction. In recent years, Paramount has solidified its place Paramount Films as a global leader in entertainment content and has cel- ebrated an unprecedented run of success under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Brad Grey, who ar- rived in 2005. In a business that demands excellence, Grey has delivered blockbuster, Academy Award®- winning entertainment with today's most gifted and respected talent. 1913 and transitioned to a 26-acre lot located on Marathon Street in 1926. ey would expand in 1967 and again in the '80s and '90s to comprise today's 62-acres. e Gene Roddenberry and Marathon Office Buildings, as well as, the 516-seat Paramount eater would be added in the '90s. Paramount's Post Production Building, completed in 2011 and LEED Certified, houses a new state-of-the-art Technicolor post production sound ed- iting facility. Continually evolving to meet the needs of the indus- e Lot Paramount's humble beginnings started in a barn in try that it serves, Paramount has begun planning for the Hollywood Project, a 25-year vision for the future of the studio that will enhance studio operations, invest in new state-of-the-art soundstages and high-tech production facilities, create entertainment jobs in Hollywood, and preserve the studio's history. It provides Paramount its first opportunity to take a cohesive look at the entire stu- dio lot to improve synergy and efficiencies that are critical to preparing for the future. DH 18 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SUMMER 2012 • Morocco 1930 • Road to Morocco 1942 • Sullivan's Travels 1942 • Sunset Boulevard 1950, Academy Awards for Best Writing, Art Direction and Best Music • The Greatest Show on Earth 1952, Academy Award for Best Picture and Writing • Psycho 1960 • Rosemary's Baby 1968, Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ruth Gordon) • Love Story 1970, Academy Award® for Music (Original Score) • The Godfather 1972, Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando), Best Adapted Screenplay and Sound • Death Wish 1974 • Chinatown 1974, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay • The Godfather Part II 1974, Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert DeNiro), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Dramatic Score • Saturday Night Fever 1977 • Grease 1978 • Airplane! 1980 • Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, Academy Awards for Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Special Achievement Award Sound Effects Editing • Beverly Hills Cop 1984 • Top Gun 1986, Academy Award® for Music (Original Song) "Take My Breath Away" • Forrest Gump 1994, Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hanks), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects • Titanic 1997, Academy Awards for Best Picture, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Directing, Film Editing, Music (Original Dramatic Score), Music (Original Song), Sound, Sound Effects Editing and Visual Effects • Transformers 2007 • Star Trek 2009, Academy Award® for Makeup • Paranormal Activity 2009 • Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011