Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Murphy & More Added to OSCARS Presenters Lineup

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Lopez, Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Murphy and Margot Robbie will be presenters at this year's Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.

Ejiofor received his first Oscar® nomination last year for his lead performance in "12 Years a Slave." He previously appeared in such features as "Salt" (2010), "American Gangster" (2007), "Children of Men" (2006) and "Dirty Pretty Things" (2003). His upcoming films include "Z for Zachariah" and "Triple Nine."

Evans made his directorial debut in Toronto this year with "Before We Go." He starred in 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," reprising the role of the patriotic superhero he played in "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011) and "Marvel's The Avengers" (2012). His other film credits include "Snowpiercer" (2014), "Puncture" (2011), "Sunshine" (2007) and "Fantastic Four" (2005). He will appear next in "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

Johnson will star in "Fifty Shades of Grey," which opens this month. She's appeared in such hits as "The Five-Year Engagement," "21 Jump Street" and "The Social Network." Johnson will next be seen in the upcoming films "A Bigger Splash" and "Black Mass."

Lopez can currently be seen in the thriller "The Boy Next Door." Her other feature credits include "An Unfinished Life" (2005), "Monster in Law" (2005), "The Wedding Planner" (2001) and "Out of Sight" (1998). She stars opposite Viola Davis in "Lila & Eve," which premiered last month at the Sundance Film Festival, and she will voice 'Lucy' in the upcoming animated film "Home."

Moretz most recently starred in "Dark Shadows" (2012), "The Equalizer" (2014) and "If I Stay" (2014). She previously appeared in such features as "Carrie" (2013), "Hugo" (2011), "Kick-Ass" (2010) and "Let Me In" (2010). She will next appear in "The Fifth Wave."

Murphy received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in the 2006 film "Dreamgirls." He has starred in such features as "Bowfinger" (1999), "The Nutty Professor" (1996), "Coming to America" (1988), "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984) and "48 Hrs." (1982), and has lent his voice talents to all four of the "Shrek" animated features to date. He will next be seen in the independent drama "Cook."

Robbie is best known for her breakout role in "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013) and can next be seen starring in Warner Bros' "Focus." She is currently in production on Paramount's "Untitled Tina Fey Project." Her upcoming films include "Z for Zachariah," "Tarzan," and "Suicide Squad."

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Designed to be the ultimate complement to the broadcast, The Oscars Backstage will also be live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT in the US on the WATCH ABC app for desktop and mobile devices. Presented again this year by Samsung Galaxy®, The Oscars Backstage lets fans select from three channels that will pull from more than 20 live cameras strategically placed ON THE RED CARPET and throughout the backstage areas of the Dolby Theatre, providing fans with insider views into the most memorable moments of the night. Popular cameras positions include the Director's Cut (including Thank You cam), Audience and Backstage.

Additionally, fans who have verified with a participating pay TV provider in one of the eight ABC Owned markets - Chicago, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham and San Francisco - can access a live feed of the Oscars preshow, full awards telecast and "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars" as part of the regular WATCH ABC service. Live streaming is currently available through Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, DISH, DIRECTV (coming soon), Midcontinent Communications, Verizon FiOS, Google Fiber and AT&T U-verse, among others. Once aired, the full Oscars telecast will be available on demand via WATCH ABC for verified viewers for three days. WATCH ABC can be accessed from Oscar.com, ABC.com, or via the WATCH ABC app, which can be downloaded for free at Google Play and the App Store. Verified viewers then log in using their cable or satellite subscription username and password.

On February 23, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" will continue its awards season tradition with the fourth edition of "LIVE's After Oscar® Show," airing live in national syndication at 9:00 a.m. ET. The top morning talker's annual post-Oscar show has become one of "LIVE's" most popular episodes, and is broadcast live from the magnificent Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®. Mere hours after the festivities have wrapped on the same stage, thousands of fans will fill the venue for an action-packed hour celebrating all things Oscar, from the A-list personalities to the incredible fashions, star-studded red carpet and backstage excitement. In the past, award winners such as Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer, Christoph Waltz and Lupita Nyong'o have stopped by to share with the "LIVE" audience their excitement after walking away with their Oscar statuettes.

The 10th annual "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars" airs Sunday, February 22 at 12:05 a.m. ET after the late local news and at 10:00 p.m. PT on ABC. Broadcasting from Disney's El Capitan Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard in the heart of L.A.'s star-studded Walk of Fame, the studio is just steps away from Dolby Theater, home to the "Academy Awards." Kimmel's previous post-Oscar specials have featured viral comedy bits and guest appearances by Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Kevin Spacey, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Billy Crystal, Martin Scorsese, Chris Hemsworth, Christoph Waltz, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gary Oldman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Kingsley, and many more. Over the past six years, the show's post-Oscar comedy bits have racked up over 55 million views on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Youtube channel.

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