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This third batch of presenters may be its last due to the large number of names dropped and the proximity to the festivities. Several more women and people of color have been announced as well was one lesbian. That’s a lot of presenters and only one lesbian, no gay men, and one transgender woman. It’s rather disappointing that the LGBT is so underrepresented and speaks to my early frustration about the diversity push the Academy went through as they were focused on skin color and national origin, but made no push to diversify in regard to sexuality, which means the Academy is still not reaching a true diversity goal.

MORE STARS TO PRESENT AT 90TH OSCARSยฎ

EMILY BLUNT, SANDRA BULLOCK, DAVE CHAPPELLE, EUGENIO DERBEZ, ANSEL ELGORT, JANE FONDA, JODIE FOSTER, EIZA GONZรLEZ, ASHLEY JUDD, NICOLE KIDMAN, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, HELEN MIRREN, RITA MORENO, LUPITA NYONGโ€™O AND CHRISTOPHER WALKEN


LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“ Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced additional presenters for the 90th Oscarsยฎ telecast. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live Sunday, March 4, on the ABC Television Network.

The additional presenters, including past Oscarยฎ winners and nominees, are Emily Blunt, Sandra Bullock, Dave Chappelle, Eugenio Derbez, Ansel Elgort, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Eiza Gonzรกlez, Ashley Judd, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Helen Mirren, Rita Moreno, Lupita Nyongโ€™o and Christopher Walken.

โ€œThese actors have embodied some of the most heroic, aspirational and indelible characters ever brought to the screen,โ€ said De Luca and Todd. โ€œIn so doing, theyโ€™ve not only entertained the world, but illuminated the full range of the human experience.โ€

Blunt starred in โ€œThe Girl on the Trainโ€ (2016) and the Oscar-nominated film โ€œSicarioโ€ (2015). Her starring roles also include the Oscar-nominated films โ€œInto the Woodsโ€ (2014) and โ€œThe Devil Wears Pradaโ€ (2006), as well as the Oscar-winning film โ€œThe Young Victoriaโ€ (2009). Bluntโ€™s credits also include โ€œEdge of Tomorrowโ€ (2014) and โ€œThe Five-Year Engagementโ€ (2012). She will next appear in โ€œA Quiet Placeโ€ and โ€œMary Poppins Returns.โ€

Bullock won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œThe Blind Sideโ€ (2009). In addition, she was nominated for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œGravityโ€ (2013). Her credits also include the Oscar-winning films โ€œCrashโ€ (2005) and โ€œSpeedโ€ (1994), as well as the Oscar-nominated โ€œExtremely Loud & Incredibly Closeโ€ (2011). Bullockโ€™s recent credits include โ€œOur Brand Is Crisisโ€ (2015), โ€œMinionsโ€ (2015), โ€œThe Proposalโ€ (2009) and โ€œMiss Congenialityโ€ (2000). She will next appear in โ€œOceanโ€™s 8โ€ and โ€œBird Box.โ€

Chappelle is a comic and actor. His film credits include โ€œChi-Raqโ€ (2015), โ€œDave Chappelleโ€™s Block Partyโ€ (2005), โ€œUndercover Brotherโ€ (2002), โ€œBlue Streakโ€ (1999), โ€œHalf Bakedโ€ (1998), โ€œYouโ€™ve Got Mailโ€ (1998), โ€œThe Nutty Professorโ€ (1996), โ€œRobin Hood: Men in Tightsโ€ (1993) and the Oscar-nominated film โ€œCon Airโ€ (1997). He will next appear in โ€œA Star Is Born.

Derbez most recently starred in โ€œHow to Be a Latin Loverโ€ (2017) and โ€œMiracles from Heavenโ€ (2016). His credits also include โ€œInstructions Not Included (2013)โ€ and โ€œUnder the Same Moonโ€ (2007). He will next appear in โ€œOverboardโ€ and โ€œThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms.โ€

Elgort starred in the Oscar-nominated โ€œBaby Driverโ€ (2017). His starring roles also include โ€œMen, Women & Childrenโ€ (2014) and โ€œThe Fault in Our Starsโ€ (2014). Additionally, Elgortโ€™s credits include โ€œAllegiantโ€ (2016) and โ€œInsurgentโ€ (2015). He will next appear in โ€œJonathanโ€ and โ€œThe Goldfinch.โ€

Fonda won Oscars for her Leading Role performances in โ€œComing Homeโ€ (1978) and โ€œKluteโ€ (1971). Additionally, she was nominated for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œThe Morning Afterโ€ (1986), โ€œThe China Syndromeโ€ (1979), โ€œJuliaโ€ (1977) and โ€œThey Shoot Horses, Donโ€™t They?โ€ (1969). Fonda received an Oscar nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role for โ€œOn Golden Pondโ€ (1981). Fondaโ€™s extensive credits also include the Oscar-winning films โ€œCalifornia Suiteโ€ (1978) and โ€œCat Ballouโ€ (1965), as well as the Oscar-nominated films โ€œYouthโ€ (2015), โ€œAgnes of Godโ€ (1985), โ€œNine to Fiveโ€ (1980), โ€œThe Electric Horsemanโ€ (1979), โ€œComes a Horsemanโ€ (1978), โ€œBarefoot in the Parkโ€ (1967) and โ€œPeriod of Adjustmentโ€ (1962). She will next appear in โ€œBook Club.โ€

Foster has won two Oscars for Actress in a Leading Role. She won for โ€œThe Accusedโ€ (1988) followed by โ€œThe Silence of the Lambsโ€ (1991). Additionally, Foster earned an Oscar-nomination for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œNellโ€ (1994). She also received an Oscar nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role for โ€œTaxi Driverโ€ (1976). Her extensive credits include the Oscar-winning film โ€œAlice Doesnโ€™t Live Here Anymoreโ€ (1974), as well as the Oscar-nominated films โ€œA Very Long Engagementโ€ (2004), โ€œAnna and the Kingโ€ (1999), โ€œContactโ€ (1997), โ€œMaverickโ€ (1994) and โ€œBugsy Maloneโ€ (1976). Foster also starred in โ€œElysiumโ€ (2013), โ€œInside Manโ€ (2006), โ€œFlightplanโ€ (2005) and โ€œPanic Roomโ€ (2002). Her directing credits include โ€œMoney Monsterโ€ (2016), โ€œThe Beaverโ€ (2011) and โ€œHome for the Holidaysโ€ (1995). She will next appear in โ€œHotel Artemis.โ€

Gonzรกlez starred in the Oscar-nominated โ€œBaby Driverโ€ (2017). She will next appear in โ€œAlita: Battle Angel,โ€ โ€œHighwayโ€ and โ€œThe Women of Marwen.โ€

Judd starred in the โ€œDivergent Seriesโ€: โ€œAllegiantโ€ (2016), โ€œInsurgentโ€ (2015) and โ€œDivergentโ€ (2014). Her film credits also include the Oscar-winning โ€œFridaโ€ (2002). Additionally, sheโ€™s appeared in โ€œDolphin Tale 2โ€ (2014), โ€œOlympus Has Fallenโ€ (2013), โ€œTooth Fairyโ€ (2010), โ€œHelenโ€ (2009) and โ€œDe-Lovelyโ€ (2004). Judd will next appear in โ€œA Dogโ€™s Way Home.โ€

Kidman won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œThe Hoursโ€ (2002). She also received nominations for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œRabbit Holeโ€ (2010) and โ€œMoulin Rougeโ€ (2001). Kidman received a nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role for โ€œLionโ€ (2016). Her credits include the Oscar-winning films โ€œThe Golden Compassโ€ (2007), โ€œHappy Feetโ€ (2006) and โ€œCold Mountainโ€ (2003), as well as the Oscar-nominated films โ€œNineโ€ (2009), โ€œAustraliaโ€ (2008), โ€œThe Portrait of a Ladyโ€ (1996) and โ€œBatman Foreverโ€ (1995). Most recently, she starred in โ€œThe Beguiledโ€ (2017) and โ€œThe Killing of a Sacred Deerโ€ (2017). She will next appear in โ€œBoy Erasedโ€ and โ€œDestroyer.โ€

McConaughey won an Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role for โ€œDallas Buyers Clubโ€ (2013). He also starred in โ€œMudโ€ (2012) and โ€œThe Lincoln Lawyerโ€ (2011). McConaughey will next appear in โ€œWhite Boy Rickโ€ and โ€œSerenity.โ€

Mirren won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œThe Queenโ€ (2006). She also earned a nomination for Actress in a Leading Role for โ€œThe Last Stationโ€ (2009). In addition, Mirren was nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for the films โ€œGosford Parkโ€ (2001) and โ€œThe Madness of King Georgeโ€ (1994). Her recent film credits include โ€œThe Leisure Seekerโ€ (2017), โ€œEye in the Skyโ€ (2015), โ€œTrumboโ€ (2015), โ€œWoman in Goldโ€ (2015) and โ€œThe Hundred-Foot Journeyโ€ (2014). She will next appear in โ€œAnna,โ€ โ€œBerlin, I Love Youโ€ and โ€œThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms.โ€

Moreno won an Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for โ€œWest Side Storyโ€ (1961). Additionally, she appeared in the Oscar-winning film โ€œThe King and Iโ€ (1956), as well as the Oscar-nominated films โ€œCarnal Knowledgeโ€ (1971), โ€œSummer and Smokeโ€ (1961) and โ€œSinginโ€™ in the Rainโ€ (1952). Her extensive body of work also includes โ€œRio 2โ€ (2014), โ€œThe Four Seasonsโ€ (1981) and โ€œThe Ritzโ€ (1976).

Nyongโ€™o won an Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for โ€œ12 Years a Slaveโ€ (2013). Most recently, she starred in the Oscar-nominated โ€œStar Wars: The Last Jediโ€ (2017) and โ€œBlack Panther.โ€ Her credits also include the Oscar-winning film โ€œThe Jungle Bookโ€ (2016) and the Oscar-nominated โ€œStar Wars: The Force Awakensโ€ (2015), as well as โ€œQueen of Katweโ€ (2016). Nyongโ€™o will next appear in โ€œLittle Monsters.โ€

Walken won an Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role for โ€œThe Deer Hunterโ€ (1978). In addition, he received a nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role for โ€œCatch Me If You Canโ€ (2002). Walken also appeared in the Oscar-winning films โ€œPulp Fictionโ€ (1994), โ€œAnnie Hallโ€ (1977), as well as the Oscar-nominated โ€œThe Jungle Bookโ€ (2016), โ€œThe Milagro Beanfield Warโ€ (1988), โ€œPennies from Heavenโ€ (1981), โ€œHeavenโ€™s Gateโ€ (1981) and โ€œHairsprayโ€ (2007). His film credits also include โ€œFather Figuresโ€ (2017), โ€œJersey Boysโ€ (2014), โ€œA Late Quartetโ€ (2012), โ€œSeven Psychopathsโ€ (2012) and โ€œStand Up Guysโ€ (2012). Most recently he starred in โ€œThe War with Grandpa.โ€

The 90th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be broadcast live on the ABC Television Network at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by De Luca and Todd and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, also will be televised in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. Additionally, โ€œThe Oscars: All Accessโ€ live stream from the red carpet and backstage will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on Oscar.com.

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