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This year's Oscars Governors Ball will draw its inspiration from the academy's library, using 3,000 photos and other archives as source material for decor.

Framed photographs from the academy's own archives will lend a residential look, as if assembled on a mantle.

Mark's Garden will provide an array of flowers, primarily in monochromatic jewel-toned arrangements.

Wolfgang Puck's food will again include a signature array of Oscar-shaped dishes.

A film reel as a dessert station prop will underscore this year's cinematic theme.

Having done away with a more formal seated dinner format years ago, Wolfgang Puck will serve more than 50 dishes in various forms.

Food will be presented in terrarium-like vessels.

Resource One will provide an array of luxe linens with opulent accents.

Custom staff uniforms will include black ties and vests in various hues.

At the preview, Marc Friedland Couture Communications showed off the Oscars' golden envelopes.

Debi Lilly of A Perfect Event also designed a tabletop for the show. Lilly's inspiration was "the new, green Garden of Eden." Her installation used vintage cutlery and glassware and lush, springy floral arrangements. There were also individual flower-topped cakes on each place setting.