Whether the list of fifteen stars announced today for the Oscar ceremony presentation is the final batch, I’m not sure, but they certainly tried to pull in a vast cross-section of Hollywood personalities to present the awards. Of obvious note are last year’s winners that are making the customary appearance to present the opposite gender’s category at the present Oscars. Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, Brad Pitt, and Laura Dern represent the actors while Bong Joon-ho makes the rare return as a prior year’s Best Directing winner. I’m sure we’ll hear more about the musical guests either later this week or early next week, but so far we have a full ship of returning favorites. If they can get all of the song performers to show up as well, we’ll have a rare full-boat.

93RD OSCARS® ALL-STAR CAST REVEALED

LOS ANGELES, CA – Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh today announced the ensemble cast to present at the 93rd Oscars®, which airs live on ABC on Sunday, April 25, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

Starring, in alphabetical order, are Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Bong Joon Ho, Don Cheadle, Bryan Cranston, Laura Dern, Harrison Ford, Regina King, Marlee Matlin, Rita Moreno, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Renée Zellweger, and Zendaya.

“In keeping with our awards-show-as-a-movie approach, we’ve assembled a truly stellar cast of stars,” said Collins, Sher and Soderbergh. “There’s so much wattage here, sunglasses may be required.”

Additional talent joining the show to be announced.

The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and international locations via satellite, and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.