December 8, 2003
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	Patty Fox, Fashion Coordinator for the 76th Academy Awards®. Telecast to be held Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre® in Hollywood.

Beverly Hills, CA - Patty Fox has been named fashion coordinator of the 76th Academy Awards^®. In 2001, Fox served for the first time as fashion coordinator for the 73rd Academy Awards after having orchestrated the Academy's annual 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 February 11, 2004 in the Academy's Grand Lobby, and will assist presenters and performers in their Oscar Night fashion selections.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2003 will be presented on Sunday, February 29, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland^® and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST, beginning with a half-hour arrival segment.

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