The Oscars Snag Chris Evans, Awkwafina, Brie Larson, And More Stars As Presenters

Soon after a fiasco-ridden begin, the 91st Oscars finally seem to have hit their stride. The Academy reported the opening round of presenters on Monday (February 4), just 20 days before the live ceremony will be broadcast to TVs across the nation, and so they are actually — surprisingly — pretty fun.


the initial presenters confirmed for show are a mix of young and middle-aged Hollywood, with Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson, and Constance Wu making the list.


While the cynic in me feels pangs of try-hard parents bopping along to "Thank U, Next" any time it comes on in the supermarket, my nicer side recognizes the Academy's genuinely cool try to honor the oft-overlooked movies that added to the zeitgeist in ways that we, the people, absolutely adored, however which their members felt far less excited about.


as an example, the cultural contributions of Crazy Prosperous Asians — the summer blockbuster that gave a world platform to a under-represented population and earned nominations at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and Critics Choice Awards, to name a couple of, nevertheless that failed to earn an individual nomination at this year's Academy Awards — will be felt through Awkwafina and Wu's attendance. Likewise, the heartfelt superheroics and regenerating legacy of Marvel's Avengers franchise will be will be completely embodied as soon as Evans and Larson hit that Dolby Theatre stage. And who symbolizes the YA film genre and general Gen Z mentality more correctly than The Hate U Give star and activist Stenberg?


The 13 aforementioned actors join the previously reported performers in setting the tone for the host-less evening. Right after initial rumors that only two of the five Best Original Song nominees would take the stage (and soon after a potential Lady Gaga intervention), the Academy reported that all five nominated songs could be featured while in the telecast. Then, they proposed an efficiency slate that only enhances the multi-generational dynamic with Jennifer Hudson (performing RBG's "I'll Fight"), Gillian Welch and David Rawlings (performing The Ballad of Buster Scruggs's whenever a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings"), Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga (performing A Star Is Born's "Shallow"), plus a to-be-revealed "surprise special visitor (performing Mary Poppins Returns's "The Place Where Lost Things Go"). Kendrick Lamar and SZA, nominated for Black Panther's "All the Stars," have not although been confirmed as performers.


Will this broad appeal result in a successful awards night? We'll find out any time the Oscars air live on Sunday, February 24.