95TH OSCARS(R) ANNOUNCE FIRST SLATE OF PRESENTERS: RIZ AHMED, EMILY BLUNT, GLENN CLOSE, JENNIFER CONNELLY, ARIANA DeBOSE, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, DWAYNE JOHNSON, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, TROY KOTSUR, JONATHAN MAJORS, MELISSA McCARTHY, JANELLE MONÁE, DEEPIKA PADUKONE, QUESTLOVE, ZOE SALDAÑA AND DONNIE YEN

'THE OSCARS' SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 12, 2023, ON ABC

Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan. Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña and Donnie Yen will present at the 95th Oscars(R), executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, and executive producer Molly McNearney announced today. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show leading up to the ceremony.

The 95th Oscars will be held Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby(R) Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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