CHRIS HEMSWORTH TO JOIN ACADEMY PRESIDENT CHERYL BOONE ISAACS FOR OSCAR(R) NOMINATIONS

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - Actor Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will announce the 86th Academy Awards(R) nominations on Thursday, January 16. The Oscars(R) will air Sunday, March 2, 2014, live on ABC.

Boone Isaacs and Hemsworth will unveil the nominations at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, where hundreds of media representatives from around the world will be gathered. Nominations information for all categories will be distributed simultaneously to news media in attendance and via the Internet on the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.

Hemsworth made his feature film debut in 2009's "Star Trek," but it was his title role in "Thor" two years later that propelled him to worldwide prominence. He reprised the character in the Marvel blockbusters "The Avengers" and "Thor: The Dark World." Hemsworth's other feature credits include "Snow White and the Huntsman" and "Rush," and he has starring roles in "Cyber" and "In the Heart of the Sea," both due out next year.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar(R) Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre(R) at Hollywood & Highland Center(R) and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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