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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,” which might not get a well-known name attached (at least outside of operatic circles) and “Manta Ray,” which most certainly should have its nominated singer/songwriter perform…even though that hasn’t been announced yet.

The only other tradition that is so far incomplete is the prior year’s acting winners returning to present. We have two of the four slated below, Julianne Moore and J.K. Simmons. I’m assuming that both Eddie Redmayne and Patricia Arquette will be in a future press release.

THE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES SECOND SLATE OF PRESENTERS FOR 88TH OSCARSยฎ


LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“ Oscarsยฎ producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today the second slate of presenters for the 88th Oscars telecast. The Oscars, hosted by Chris Rock, will air live Oscarยฎ Sunday, February 28, on ABC.

The presenters, including Oscar winners and nominees, are:

  • Steve Carell
  • Priyanka Chopra
  • Quincy Jones
  • Byung-hun Lee
  • Jared Leto
  • Julianne Moore
  • Olivia Munn
  • Margot Robbie
  • Jason Segel
  • Andy Serkis
  • J.K. Simmons
  • Kerry Washington
  • Reese Witherspoon

โ€œThese artists have enriched the international moviegoing experience with a range of memorable work from the comic to the profound,โ€ Hudlin and Hill said. โ€œIn the process, they have won over millions of fans, and we count ourselves among them.โ€

The 88th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 28, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

OLIVIA MUNN AND JASON SEGEL TO HOST ACADEMYโ€™S SCI-TECH AWARDS

LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“ Actors Olivia Munn and Jason Segel will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesโ€™ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 13, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. They will present 11 awards to 33 individual recipients and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers during the evening.

โ€œThe Sci-Tech Awards Presentation is one of our special events during Oscarยฎ season, and weโ€™re thrilled to have Olivia and Jason as this yearโ€™s hosts,โ€ said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. โ€œTheir humor and charm will be terrific complements to the brilliance of our colleagues and their outstanding scientific and technical achievements.โ€

Munnโ€™s feature film credits include โ€œRide Along 2,โ€ now in theaters, as well as โ€œMortdecai,โ€ โ€œDeliver Us from Evilโ€ and โ€œMagic Mike.โ€ She also starred in the critically acclaimed series โ€œThe Newsroomโ€ for three seasons. Munn will appear as Psylocke in the upcoming X-Men sequel โ€œX-Men: Apocalypse.โ€

Segel currently stars in James Ponsoldtโ€™s dramatic biopic, โ€œThe End of the Tour,โ€ in which he plays David Foster Wallace. His other film credits include โ€œForgetting Sarah Marshallโ€ (writer), โ€œThe Muppetsโ€ (writer, producer), โ€œGet Him to the Greekโ€ (writer, co-producer), โ€œI Love You, Manโ€ and โ€œKnocked Up.โ€ On television, Segel starred in โ€œHow I Met Your Motherโ€ and โ€œFreaks and Geeks.โ€ Additionally, Segel is an author for a childrenโ€™s middle-grade fiction series titled โ€œNightmares!โ€

Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation will be included in the Oscar telecast.

Popular Mechanics is a proud supporter of the Scientific and Technical Awards.

The 88th Oscarsยฎ will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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