Zendaya, Michelle Pfeiffer and Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Al Pacino are among the first group of presenters for this yearâs 96th Oscars ceremony.
Also presenting are last yearâs four acting winners â Brendan Fraser from âThe Whaleâ and Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis from the best picture winner âEverything Everywhere All at Once.â
Oscar winners Mahershala Ali (âMoonlightâ and âGreen Bookâ), Jessica Lange (âTootsieâ and âBlue Skyâ), Matthew McConaughey (âDallas Buyers Clubâ), Lupita Nyongâo (â12 Years a Slaveâ) and Sam Rockwell (âThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouriâ) also are set to take the stage.
Read: Varietyâs Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Raj Kapoor serves as the Oscarsâ executive producer and showrunner, alongside executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.
Christopher Nolanâs âOppenheimerâ leads the nominations this year with 13, followed by Yorgos Lanthimosâ âPoor Thingsâ with 11 and Martin Scorseseâs âKillers of the Flower Moonâ with 10. Rounding out the best picture lineup is âAmerican Fiction,â âAnatomy of a Fall,â âBarbie,â âThe Holdovers,â âMaestro,â âPast Livesâ and âThe Zone of Interest.â
The Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10 at a new time, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, from the Dolby Theater. Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the ceremony, which can be watched live on ABC and in over 200 territories worldwide.
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âWe are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly [McNearney] returning as executive producer for the Oscars,â said Academy CEO Bill Kramer when Kimmel was announced. âThey share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience. 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.â
From Variety US
