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Oscars 2019 host: Brie Larson, Amy Poehler and Daniel Craig named among first batch of presenters

The news follows confirmation from the Academy that this year's ceremony will have no official host for the first time in 30 years

Clarisse Loughrey
Tuesday 05 February 2019 09:01 GMT
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The Academy has announced its first batch of presenters for the 2019 Oscars.

Jennifer Lopez, Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson, and Constance Wu are all set to present at the ceremony on 24 February, with more presenters to be announced closer to the time.

The news follows confirmation from the Academy that this year’s ceremony will have no official host for the first time in 30 years, after Kevin Hart stepped down after a number of old tweets resurfaced in which the comedian expressed homophobic views.

The Academy also confirmed in a press release that Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic will perform during the traditional In Memoriam, honouring the industry figures who have died in the past year.

Of the Best Song nominees, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are confirmed to be performing “Shallow” from A Star is Born, while Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will perform “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from the Coen Brothers’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and Jennifer Hudson will perform “I’ll Fight” from the documentary RBG.

A surprise guest is set to perform “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns. Surprisingly, it’s not been confirmed whether Kendrick Lamar and SZA will perform “All the Stars” from Black Panther.

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