January 14, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Toni Thompson - (310) 247-3000 
                    tthompson@oscars.org

Patty Fox Returns as Oscar^® Fashion Coordinator

	Patty Fox, Fashion Coordinator for the 75th Academy Awards® telecast.

Beverly Hills, CA - Patty Fox has been named Fashion Coordinator by 75th Academy Awards^® Producer Gil Cates. In 2001, Fox was named Fashion Coordinator for the 73rd Academy Awards after having orchestrated the Fashion Preview for the previous decade for Fred Hayman.

Trained as a fashion designer, Fox is the author of two books, Star Style: Hollywood Legends as Fashion Icons and Star Style at the Academy Awards^®. During a decade as the Fashion Director for Saks Fifth Avenue's Western Region, she launched the premiere collections for such designers as Christian Lacroix, Donna Karan, Isaac Mizrahi and Karl Lagerfeld.

In her role as Academy Awards Fashion Coordinator, Fox will coordinate the Fashion Preview, scheduled for March 4, 2003 on Awards Walk at the Hollywood & Highland^® complex, and will assist presenters and performers in their Oscar Night fashion selections.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2002 will be presented on Sunday, March 23, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland^® and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST. A half-hour arrival segment will precede the presentation ceremony at 5 p.m.