{"id":4634,"date":"2019-02-19T04:33:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/?p=4634"},"modified":"2019-02-24T20:12:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T20:12:12","slug":"whos-presenting-at-the-2019-oscars-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/2019-oscars-celebrity-presenters\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s Presenting At The 2019 Oscars And Why"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, February 24 the 91st annual Academy Awards, a.k.a. the 2019 Oscars, will air on ABC at 8\/7c. Considered the peak of the Hollywood award season in the U.S., plans for what folks can expect at the Oscars this year have changed wildly from minute to minute<\/a> with some of the more notable controversies being that this year\u2019s show no longer has a host<\/a> and the Academy reversing a decision to not show winners of key technical awards after an instant backlash when it was announced just three weeks before the show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Basically, planning for the 2019 Oscars has been nearly impossible but the one thing we\u00a0can<\/i>\u00a0count on is the stellar lineup of presenters. As is tradition, the Academy will\u00a0bring back the 2018 winners\u00a0<\/a>for Best Actor (Gary Oldman for\u00a0Darkest Hour<\/i>), Best Actress (Frances McDormand for\u00a0Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/i>), Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell for\u00a0Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/i>), and Best Supporting Actress Allison Janney for\u00a0I, Tonya<\/i>) and each individual winner will present for the opposite gender category. It also looks like the Academy is actively trying to keep the show as contemporary and accessible as possible to a mainstream audience, as is evidenced by the\u00a0actors tapped to present<\/a>\u00a0this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is it fun to see who is presenting, but it\u2019s also fun to unpack why they\u2019re actually presenting. Do they have a new movie coming out they\u2019re low-key trying to promote? Are they tied in any way to past Oscar winners or current nominees? Are they affiliated with a company that is actively tied to the Oscars? Or are they just there to liven things up and keep the party going?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the actors who will be presenting at the 2019 Oscars and see if we can\u2019t deduce why the heck they\u2019re actually presenting this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Awkwafina\u00a0& Constance Wu<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not to sound cynical, but the Academy has likely recruited two of the coolest kids in school to help add some fun and contemporary appeal to Sunday night\u2019s broadcast. By inviting\u00a0Awkwafina\u00a0and Constance Wu, both of whom starred in the wildly successful 2018 romcom\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/i>, we can expect the 2019 Oscars to feel more modern and representative while also seeing that the Academy recognizes new, diverse talent rising to the top of the Hollywood pack even when they\u2019re not nominated for an award.\u00a0Awkwafina\u00a0and Wu will no doubt be fun to see all decked out in Oscar glam and presenting an award (whether they present together or not) but also expect these women to comment \u2014 and rightly so \u2014 on the importance of Asian-American women being visible on the Oscar stage to other Asian-Americans who may be watching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Evans, Brie Larson, & Samuel L. Jackson<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in the upcoming ‘Captain Marvel’<\/p><\/div>\n

A little inside baseball for you: Because ABC is the network lucky enough to be broadcasting the Oscars this year, that means that the pool from which the Academy could pull presenters was greatly widened to include celebrities from the ABC family. As it happens, Disney is a part of the ABC family and Marvel is part of Disney, which means that we shouldn’t be surprised to see Evans, Larson, and Jackson \u2014 some of our favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe stars, TBH \u2014 coming in to save the day and give the Oscars a dose of superhero magic. Plus, with Captain Marvel<\/em><\/a>\u00a0hitting theaters just a few weeks after the Oscars, it gives the next MCU film up a nice little bump.<\/p>\n

Angela Bassett & Chadwick Boseman<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Similar to Evans, Larson, and Jackson, Bassett and Boseman were likely chosen to present because the film they starred in together,\u00a0Black Panther<\/i>, was arguably the most successful movie of 2018 as well as the most culturally relevant. As such, it has earned some 2019 Oscar\u00a0noms\u00a0this year including the very desirable Best Picture nomination. Add to this the fact that Bassett and Boseman have the Disney\/Marvel connection, like Evans, Larson, and Jackson, and it\u2019s no wonder we\u2019ll be seeing them at this year\u2019s awards ceremony.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stephan James &\u00a0KiKi\u00a0Layne<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

James and Layne were the stars of\u00a0If Beale Street Could Talk<\/i><\/a>, the follow-up film for director Barry Jenkins, who directed 2017\u2019s Best Picture winner\u00a0Moonlight<\/i>. James and Layne were likely tapped to present because of the Jenkins connection as well as the fact that the film is nominated for three Oscars, including Regina King for Best Supporting Actress, and it has become an awards season favorite in recent months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, & Melissa McCarthy<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McCarthy may be nominated for Best Actress this year for her performance in\u00a0Can You Ever Forgive Me?<\/i><\/a>, but she\u2019s also presenting with some of our other favorite funny ladies \u2014 Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph \u2014 who\u2019ve appeared in various pairings at previous awards shows. No matter how the Academy chooses to use these hall of fame comedians doesn\u2019t matter because they\u2019re proven to bring lots of levity to an otherwise stuffy evening and have all worked together so, if they are paired to present, will likely feed very well off one another.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emilia Clarke & Jason\u00a0Momoa<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They may not have any direct ties to 2019 Oscar nominees or ABC network, but Clarke and\u00a0Momoa\u00a0are two huge stars right now. Clarke is one of the fan-favorite leads on HBO\u2019s\u00a0Game of Thrones,\u00a0<\/i>with the epic series entering its final season this summer and\u00a0Momoa\u00a0is not just Clarke\u2019s former\u00a0GoT<\/i>\u00a0co-star, but also the star of the recently released and well-received superhero film\u00a0Aquaman<\/i>. Count on these two presenting onstage at the Oscars and charming the heck out of us with their mini\u00a0GoT\u00a0<\/i>reunion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Charlize Theron, Javier\u00a0Bardem, & Whoopi Goldberg<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the requisite 2018 acting winners returning to present, the Academy has seen to it that some other Oscar winners come to present for this year\u2019s show. Theron is a Best Actress winner while\u00a0Bardem\u00a0and Goldberg have Best Supporting Actor and Actress wins, respectively. We may not know how they\u2019ll be paired up, but it\u2019s nice to see the Academy picking some past\u00a0faves\u00a0to return and present this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amandla Stenberg & Tessa Thompson<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tessa Thompson alongside Chris Hemsworth in the upcoming ‘Men In Black: International’<\/p><\/div>\n

Stenberg and Thompson have likely been picked to present because they\u2019ll help draw in younger viewers, which the Academy is more actively trying to do as they commit to combatting dwindling viewership numbers. If that is the case, it\u2019s a smart play because Stenberg and Thompson are not just talented actors who\u2019ve earned praise for performances in films like\u00a0The Hate U Give<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Sorry to Bother You<\/i>, but they are outspoken activists with their fingers on the pulse of millennial America and will likely be given some material while presenting that capitalizes on that, whether or not they present together.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

James McAvoy & Sarah Paulson<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McAvoy and Paulson could likely get paired together based on their recent appearance in M. Night Shyamalan\u2019s\u00a0Glass<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i>The reason these two likely got picked is because not only are both actors in-demand and well-liked, but, along with Glass<\/em>, both are involved in upcoming, high-profile genre projects like the upcoming\u00a0It Chapter Two<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>and TV mini-series\u00a0Ratched<\/i>, based on the once Oscar-nominated film\u00a0One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laura Dern, Keegan-Michael Key, & Jennifer Lopez<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dern, Key, and Lopez are all extremely likable celebs who have no horse in the 2019 Oscars race but could certainly bring some charm to the evening. Sure, Dern is a two-time acting nominee and Key\u2019s former comedy partner, Jordan Peele, won an Oscar in 2018 for his debut film\u00a0Get Out<\/i>, but these three will likely show up in the show to help keep the momentum going as the consummate professionals that they are.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel Craig<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a hot, hot minute since Daniel Craig has been on our radar (his most recent films are 2017\u2019s\u00a0Logan Lucky\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Kings<\/i>) and he\u2019s not affiliated with any of the major companies tied to the Oscars nor is he starring in a film with 2019 Oscars ties, though he will be in Rian Johnson’s highly-anticipated Knives Out<\/em>. Plus, he’ll be in the audience beside his wife, Rachel Weisz, cheering her on for her Best Supporting Actress nod.<\/p>\n

The 91st annual Academy Awards airs Sunday, February 24 at 8pm EST\/7pm CT on ABC.<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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