Category: Presenters
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90th Oscars: Presenters, Group 1
The Academy has announced its first batch of presenters. They are set out in the press release below. Included in the list are last year’s Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali), last year’s Best Supporting Actress (Viola Davis), and last year’s Best Actress (Emma Stone). It has already been announced that Casey Affleck will not return…
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90th Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel Returns
Thanks to the generally great reviews host Jimmy Kimmel received last year for hosting the Oscars, he has been invited to return in May for next March’s Oscars. I can’t say for sure without a LOT of research, but after waiting until terribly late last year to pick one and the historical precedent of picking…
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89th Oscars: Ceremony Presenters, Part 4
The final batch of presenters were announced Friday after I left town, so here they are…Oscar winners Warren Beatty, Matt Damon, Faye Dunaway, Octavia Spencer, and Meryl Streep; Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling, Salma Hayek, Taraji P. Henson, and Dev Patel; and non-nominees Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Sofia Boutella, Michael J. Fox, Seth Rogen, and Vince…
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89th Oscars: Ceremony Presenters, Part 3
The Academy has submitted more names for their awards presentation. Below are the press releases for two different announcements. The first below are regular presenters. The second set is for performers. Oscar winners Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron; and Oscar nominees Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, and Emma Stone are joined by Riz Ahmed, John Cho,…
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89th Oscars: Ceremony Presenters, Part 2
The Academy has released its second (and technically third) batch of presenters this week. Among the main batch are Oscar winners Halle Berry and Shirley MacLaine; Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld; and non-nominees Jamie Dornan, Chris Evans, Gael Garcia Bernal, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, and Kate McKinnon. The third set I referenced was…
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89th Oscars: Presenters Announced, Part 1
Over the next few weeks before the Oscars at the end of February, the Academy will unveil individual presenters for the ceremony. Tradition dictates that the prior year’s acting honorees show up the following year to present the opposite gender’s category. This year will be no exception as the Academy has announced that all four…
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89th Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel to Host Academy Awards
Through decidedly different channels, it was announced today that Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC’s late night program will host this year’s Oscars, his first time doing so. The announcement is/was being made on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Here’s the Academy’s press release on the announcement. JIMMY KIMMEL TALKS OSCARS® HOST GIG ON “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!” To…
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88th Oscars: Presenters, Part 4
The fourth set of Oscar presenters have been announced. Since there are so few in this announcement, I suspect this might be the last, but never count out late surprises. We still do not have a performer to sing “Manta Ray” or any concrete plans for the presentation of “Simple Song #3,” so I really…
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88th Oscars: Presenters, Part 3
I’m a bit late in posting this, but here goes. The third announcement of presenters for this year’s Oscars. The press release is below. We’re still missing performers for two of the nominated songs, “Simple Song #3,” which might not get a well-known name attached (at least outside of operatic circles) and “Manta Ray,” which…
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88th Oscars: Presenters, Part 2
Today’s newest set of presenter announcements bring the total to 24. I’ll also add the two other “presenters” announced this weekend, namely the hosts of this year’s sci-tech awards: Olivia Munn and Jason Segel (who are included in both press releases below. We’re still missing performers for two of the nominated songs, “Simple Song #3,”…
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88th Oscars: Presenters, Part 1
In prior years, the Academy announced performers and presenters individually. They seem to want to do them only in batches, so here is the first press release on the subject. They don’t specify who’s doing what, but it’s certain that The Weeknd, Sam Smith and Lady Gaga will each be performing their nominated songs. I’m…
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88th Oscars: Chris Rock to Return as Host
Eleven years ago, Chris Rock hosted the Academy Awards to fanfare. I wasn’t a fan, but a lot of people were. Yet, he wasn’t brought back. Now, they’ve returned to him for their new show. We’ll see if he can impress me this time out or not. CHRIS ROCK RETURNS TO HOST THE OSCARS®
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87th Oscars: Presenters & Performances Update, Part 2
With the site maintenance issues we’ve experienced over the last couple of weeks, I’ve missed out on posting a number of important Oscar ceremony announcements, namely the announcement of several performers and presenters. Here is the summary followed by the official Academy press releases. Performers: Adam Levine performing “Lost Stars” from Begin Again Common and…
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87th Oscars: Presenters & Performances Update
With the site maintenance issues we’ve experienced over the last couple of weeks, I’ve missed out on posting a number of important Oscar ceremony announcements, namely the announcement of several performers and presenters. Here is the summary followed by the official Academy press releases. Performers: Adam Levine performing “Lost Stars” from Begin Again Common and…
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Final Presenters / Performers Announced
I know these all came out a long time ago and everyone found out about them, but I’ve had a very busy week. Too busy. So, here’s the lumping together of everything that came out since last week. This list includes the final returning actor winner and a dump-all list plus the bizarre announcement that…
