▁Aud itor ium ▁complex , ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁Mid Amer i Con ' s ▁theme , ▁" S cience ▁F iction ▁and ▁the ▁Arts ". ▁▁▁▁ ▁As ▁convention ▁members ▁entered ▁the ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁op ul ence ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁Hall ▁to ▁take ▁their ▁seats , ▁they ▁were ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁popular ▁ 1 9 3 0 ' s ▁show ▁t unes ▁playing ▁from ▁the ▁aud itor ium ' s ▁speak ers . ▁The ▁house ▁lights ▁slowly ▁f ading ▁to ▁black ▁announced ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Hugo ▁ceremony . ▁Multiple ▁super ▁tro oper ▁spot light s ▁began ▁quickly ▁p anning ▁the ▁cur tain ed ▁stage ▁area , ▁just ▁as ▁Ben ny ▁Good man ' s ▁original ▁up - tem po ▁show ▁t une ▁" H oor ah ▁for ▁Hollywood " ▁began ▁playing ▁from ▁the ▁speak ers . ▁As ▁the ▁t une ▁ended , ▁the ▁spot light s ▁ab rupt ly ▁stopped , ▁just ▁as ▁The ▁Music ▁Hall ' s ▁house ▁lights ▁slowly ▁began ▁to ▁come ▁up . ▁From ▁the ▁aud itor ium ' s ▁speak ers , ▁Max ▁Ste iner ' s ▁dram atic ▁O vert ure ▁from ▁his ▁score ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁fant asy ▁film ▁King ▁Kong ▁began ▁playing , ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁stage ' s ▁seven ▁sets ▁of ▁vertical ▁and ▁horizontal ▁dra per y ▁were ▁set ▁in ▁motion . ▁The ▁black ▁grand ▁dra pe ▁opened ▁slowly , ▁reve aling ▁six ▁colored ▁vertical ▁and ▁horizontal ▁d rap es , ▁opening ▁one ▁after ▁the ▁other