Oscars: Zendaya, Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Nicolas Cage, Lupita Nyong’o & Al Pacino Among First Group Of Presenters
deadline.comThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the first group of presenters for the 96th annual Oscars on March 10.
The envelope please… Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Yeoh and Zendaya will present statuettes on March 10 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. RELATED: ‘Barbie’s Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera & Kate McKinnon Help Jimmy Kimmel Get To The Oscars — Promo The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the coming weeks. RELATED: Producers Guild Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Takes Top Film Prize; ‘Across The Spider-Verse’, ‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ & Beef’ Also Win – Full List Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the ceremony for a fourth time he has fronted the show.
ABC, which has aired the Oscars since 1976, is televising the show live starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT — an hour earlier that usual.
The network, which has begun to use the Oscars as a lead-out to showcase its top programming, will follow its coverage of the live ceremony with an original episode of Abbott Elementary. RELATED: Spirit Awards: ‘Past Lives’ Wins Best Feature And Best Director For Celine Song; Jeffrey Wright, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, ‘Beef’, ‘The Last Of Us’ Among Winners – Full List ABC’s time tweak also means that its annual pre-show will now run for 30 minutes — instead of the usual 90 — beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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