The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the first group of esteemed presenters for the highly anticipated 96th Oscars ceremony, promising a star-studded affair.
The Academy Announces First Wave of Presenters for the 96th Oscars
According to Variety, among the illustrious names announced are Zendaya, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Al Pacino. Adding to the star power are last year’s four acting winners – Brendan Fraser from “The Whale” and Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis from the best picture winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Other acclaimed presenters include Oscar winners Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight” and “Green Book”), Jessica Lange (“Tootsie” and “Blue Sky”), Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”), and Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”).
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More Celebrities Join the Stellar Line-up
The list of presenters continues to impress, with Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Keaton, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate McKinnon, Rita Moreno, John Mulaney, Catherine O’Hara, Octavia Spencer, and Ramy Youssef gracing the stage.
Rounding out the impressive roster are Ariana Grande, Issa Rae, Anya Taylor-Joy, Oscar nominees Emily Blunt (“Oppenheimer”), Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”), America Ferrera, Ryan Gosling (“Barbie”), Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”), and Oscar winners Sally Field (“Norma Rae” and “Places of the Heart”), Ben Kingsley (“Gandhi”), Steven Spielberg (“Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan”), Mary Steenburgen (“Melvin and Howard”), Tim Robbins (“Mystic River”), Charlize Theron (“Monster”), Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds” and “Django Unchained”), and Forest Whitaker (“The Last King of Scotland”).
Musical Performances and Behind-the-Scenes Team
Additionally, all five of this year’s Academy Award-nominated original songs will be performed on the Dolby Theatre stage. Jon Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, Scott George and the Osage Singers, and Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson will take the stage to perform the memorable numbers.
Raj Kapoor serves as the Oscars’ executive producer and showrunner, alongside executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.
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The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10, at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, from the Dolby Theater. Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the ceremony, which can be watched live on ABC and in over 200 territories worldwide.
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