BEN AFFLECK, JESSICA CHASTAIN, VIOLA DAVIS, KEVIN HART, SHIRLEY MACLAINE, CHRIS PINE, MILES TELLER AND NAOMI WATTS TO PRESENT AT 87TH OSCARS(R)

Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Kevin Hart, Shirley MacLaine, Chris Pine, Miles Teller and Naomi Watts will be presenters at this year's Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.

Affleck, a two-time Academy Award(R) winner, received an Original Screenplay Oscar(R) for "Good Will Hunting" (1997) and a Best Picture Oscar for "Argo" (2012), on which he served as a producer, director and star. His most recent role was opposite Rosamund Pike in "Gone Girl" (2014). He will play Batman in the upcoming feature "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," and also star in "The Accountant."

Chastain has received two Oscar nominations, one for Actress in a Leading Role for "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012) and one for Actress in a Supporting Role for "The Help" (2011). Her most recent films include 2014's "Interstellar," "A Most Violent Year" and "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby." She will next be seen in "Crimson Peak" and "The Martian."

Davis has been nominated for two Oscars, one for her supporting role in the 2008 film "Doubt" and one for her leading role in 2011's "The Help." She currently stars in the ABC primetime hit "How to Get Away with Murder." Davis's film credits include "Get on Up," "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them," "Ender's Game" and "Prisoners." She will next be seen in "Lila and Eve," due out this year.

Hart, who currently stars in the feature comedy "The Wedding Ringer," appeared in last year's "Ride Along," "About Last Night," "Think Like a Man Too" and "Top Five." His previous credits include "Think Like a Man" (2012) and "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012). He will star opposite Will Ferrell in "Get Hard" later this year.

MacLaine won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for 1983's "Terms of Endearment." She also received nominations for her leading roles in "The Turning Point" (1983), "Irma La Douce" (1963) "The Apartment" (1960) and "Some Came Running" (1958), as well for the documentary feature "The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir" (1975), which she produced. Her next role is in "Wild Oats."

Pine most recently appeared as Cinderella's Prince in "Into the Woods" (2014). He also has starred in such features as "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" (2014), "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013), "People Like Us" (2012), "Unstoppable" (2010), "Star Trek" (2009) and "Bottle Shock" (2008). His upcoming films include "Z for Zachariah" and "The Finest Hours."

Teller stars in the current Best Picture nominee "Whiplash." Later this year, he will appear in the feature "Bleed for This," as well as "The Fantastic Four." Teller also appeared in the 2013 film "The Spectacular Now."

Watts has twice been nominated for Actress in a Leading Role, for "The Impossible" (2012) and "21 Grams" (2003). Her feature credits also include "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" (2014), "St. Vincent" (2014), "Eastern Promises" (2007), "King Kong" (2005) and "Mulholland Drive" (2001). She will next be seen in the "Divergent" sequel "Insurgent," While We're Young," The Sea of Trees," and "Demolition."

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre(R) at Hollywood & Highland Center(R) in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m., ET/4 p.m., PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Designed to be the ultimate complement to the broadcast, Oscars Backstage will also be live at 7 p.m., ET/4 p.m., PT in the US on the WATCH ABC app for desktop, mobile and connected TV devices. Presented again this year by Samsung Galaxy(R), The Oscars Backstage lets fans select from three channels that will pull from more than 15 live cameras strategically placed on the Red Carpet and throughout the backstage areas of the Dolby Theatre, providing fans with insider views into the most memorable moments of the night. Popular cameras positions include the Director's Cut, Audience and Backstage.

Additionally, fans who have verified with a participating pay TV provider in one of the eight ABC Owned markets - Chicago, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham and San Francisco - can access a live feed of the Oscars preshow, full awards telecast and "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars" as part of the regular WATCH ABC service. Live streaming is currently available through Comcast, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, DISH, DirecTV (coming soon), Midcontinent Communications, Verizon FiOS, Google Fiber and AT&T U-verse, among others. Once aired, the full Oscars telecast will be available on demand via WATCH ABC for verified viewers for three days. WATCH ABC can be accessed from Oscar.com, ABC.com, or via the WATCH ABC app, which is free on select Android devices and iOS and can be downloaded at Google Play, the Amazon Appstore, and the App Store. Verified viewers then log in using their cable or satellite subscription username and password.

On February 23, "LIVE with Kelly and Michael" will continue its awards season tradition with the fourth edition of "LIVE's After Oscar(R) Show," airing live in national syndication at 9:00 a.m., ET. The top morning talker's annual post-Oscar show has become one of "LIVE's" most popular episodes, and is broadcast live from the magnificent Dolby Theatre(R) at Hollywood & Highland Center(R). Mere hours after the festivities have wrapped on the same stage, thousands of fans will fill the venue for an action-packed hour celebrating all things Oscar, from the A-list personalities to the incredible fashions, star-studded red carpet and backstage excitement. In the past, award winners such as Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer, Christoph Waltz and Lupita Nyong'o have stopped by to share with the "LIVE" audience their excitement after walking away with their Oscar statuettes.

The 10th annual "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars" airs Sunday, February 22 at 12:05 a.m., ET after the late local news and at 10:00 p.m., PT on ABC. Broadcasting from Disney's El Capitan Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard in the heart of L.A.'s star-studded Walk of Fame, the studio is just steps away from Dolby Theater, home to the "Academy Awards." Kimmel's previous post-Oscar specials have featured viral comedy bits and guest appearances by Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Kevin Spacey, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Billy Crystal, Martin Scorsese, Chris Hemsworth, Christoph Waltz, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gary Oldman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Kingsley, and many more. Over the past six years, the show's post-Oscar comedy bits have racked up over 55 million views on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" YouTube channel.

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