Academy Award winners Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will present on the Oscar telecast, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. All four have previously won the award for Best Actress.
Berry won the award for her performance in "Monster's Ball" (2001), Bullock for "The Blind Side" (2009), Kidman for "The Hours" (2002) and Witherspoon for "Walk the Line" (2005).
Berry, Bullock, Kidman and Witherspoon join a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters including
Mark Wahlberg,
Ted and "Marvel's The Avengers" cast members
Robert Downey Jr.,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Chris Evans,
Jeremy Renner and
Mark Ruffalo; returning 2011 Oscar winners
Jean Dujardin,
Christopher Plummer,
Octavia Spencer and
Meryl Streep; "Chicago" cast members
Richard Gere,
Queen Latifah, Renée Zellweger and
Catherine Zeta-Jones; special guests
Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Channing Tatum and
Charlize Theron; and performers Adele, Dame
Shirley Bassey,
Norah Jones and
Barbra Streisand.
Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and will be hosted by
Seth MacFarlane live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide. For more information go to Oscar.com or download the official Oscars app.
ABOUT
Craig Zadan AND
Neil MeronCraig Zadan and
Neil Meron are producers of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films, television movies, series, and Broadway productions. Their feature films include The Bucket List, Footloose, Hairspray, and Chicago, which won six Academy Awards including one for "Best Picture." For television, they've produced films of "Steel Magnolias," "Life with
Judy Garland," and "A Raisin in the Sun," among many others and the series "Smash" and "Drop Dead Diva." They recently returned to their roots in live theater by producing Broadway revivals of the Tony-winning "Promises, Promises" and the Tony-winning 50th Anniversary revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
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