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Oscar winners Blanchett, Leto, McConaughey and Nyong'o to return as presenters at 87th Oscars

by jmaloni

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Wed, Feb 4th 2015 03:30 pm

Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey and Lupita Nyong'o, last year's Oscar winners in the leading actress, supporting actor and supporting actress categories, will return to present at this year's Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air Sunday, Feb. 22, live on ABC.

"The great tradition of having the previous year's Oscar-winning best actors and actresses in all four categories happily continues this year with the amazing quartet of Cate, Jared, Matthew and Lupita. We're thrilled to have them back," Zadan and Meron said.

Blanchett has been nominated for six Oscars and has won two, including last year's award for "Blue Jasmine." Her previous win was for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2004 film "The Aviator." Blanchett also received leading actress nominations for "Elizabeth" (1998) and "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (2007), and supporting actress nominations for "Notes on a Scandal" (2006) and "I'm Not There" (2007).

Last year, Leto won the Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role and McConaughey for Actor in a Leading Role, both for "Dallas Buyer's Club." Nyong'o took home the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for "12 Years a Slave."

The 87th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center 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.

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