For the second year in a row, the Academy Awards won’t have a host for the whole show, and will instead rely on the presenters of each category – and here are all the actors and directors that will take part in the ceremony. Everything is set for the 92nd Academy Awards, which will follow the example of last year’s ceremony and won’t have a host introducing the show, the presenters, and everything else. The 91st Academy Awards originally had Kevin Hart as host, but he dropped out after a series of past jokes and comments made by him, containing anti-gay slurs, emerged. The ceremony was the first since 1989 without a designated host.
This format was very well received by viewers, and so the Academy decided to repeat the hostless approach for this year’s ceremony, having only selected presenters introduce segments and awards. With just a few more days to go, the Academy has been revealing the names of those who will join the ceremony as presenters, as well as those who will have music performances (both nominees and special presentations).
As expected, the list of presenters for the Oscars is a combination of Academy Award winners, nominees, and comedians, just to keep balance between seriousness and laughs. Here are all the confirmed presenters and performers for the 2020 Oscars so far.
Oscars 2020: All Confirmed Presenters
This year’s list of presenters for the Oscars has a lot of variety, as it’s not all about past winners and nominees, though there obviously are some, such as Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, and Rami Malek. There are some past nominees like Timothée Chalamet and Salma Hayek, fan favorites like Keanu Reeves and Maya Rudolph, legends like Sigourney Weaver, comedians like James Corden and Will Ferrell, and directors like Spike Lee. Here’s the full list of actors and directors you’ll get to see in the 2020 Academy Awards ceremony:
- Mahershala Ali
- Utkarsh Ambudkar
- Zazie Beetz
- Timothée Chalamet
- Olivia Colman
- James Corden
- Penélope Cruz
- Beanie Feldstein
- Will Ferrell
- Gal Gadot
- Zack Gottsagen
- Salma Hayek
- Mindy Kaling
- Diane Keaton
- Regina King
- Brie Larson
- Shia LaBeouf
- Spike Lee
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- George MacKay
- Rami Malek
- Steve Martin
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Anthony Ramos
- Keanu Reeves
- Ray Romano
- Maya Rudolph
- Mark Ruffalo
- Kelly Marie Tran
- Sigourney Weaver
- Kristen Wiig
- Rebel Wilson
- Jane Fonda
- Josh Gad
- Tom Hanks
- Oscar Isaac
- Sandra Oh
- Natalie Portman
- Chris Rick
- Taika Waititi
As for music guests, and as per tradition, there will be performances of each song nominated for Best Original Song. Randy Newman will be in charge of Toy Story 4’s “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away”, Elton John will perform Rocketman’s “I’m Gonna Love Me Again”, This is Us Chrissy Metz will take the stage with Breakthrough’s “I’m Standing With You”, Idina Menzel and Aurora will perform Frozen II’s “Into the Unknown”, and Cynthia Erivo will sing Harriet’s “Stand Up”. Billie Eilish has also been confirmed as a “special performance”, as well as Janelle Monáe in an also undisclosed performance.
In addition to all the performances and special appearances of many actors and directors, the Oscars will have a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, who won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018 for Dear Basketball. Everything is set for the 2020 Oscars, and even the Academy has its predictions ready (as weird as that sounds), so now all you have to do is set your predictions and enjoy the show on Sunday, February 9.