Nicolas Cage, Lupita Nyong’o and Michelle Pfeiffer.Photo:Jason Koerner/WireImage; JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images; Jesse Grant/Getty Images
Jason Koerner/WireImage; JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images; Jesse Grant/Getty Images
The stars are aligning for this year’sOscars.
On Monday, the first round of presenters for the upcoming 96thAcademy Awardswere announced.
The lineup includes: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 YeohandZendaya.
Additional presenters and performers will be announced soon. Typically,nominees in the Best Original Song categoryare invited to perform their songs during the broadcast.
BarbiestarRyan Gosling(who earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination) toldVarietyearlier this month he hadn’t been approached yet about singing “I’m Just Ken” live during the show. “I still have not been asked,” he said. “It might be too much of a risk to have me do it. I don’t know how that would work. But I’m open to it.”
Matthew McConaughey, Zendaya and Jessica Lange.
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Returning to host Hollywood’s big night for a fourth time isJimmy Kimmel. The ceremony’s executive producer and showrunner is Raj Kapoor, plus additional executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.
“We are thrilledabout Jimmy returning to hostand Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a previous statement.
“We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible creativity and partnership and for going on this ride with us again.”
source: people.com
