Preview: 87th Academy Awards Presenters and Performers

Hollywood has gone crazy for all things Oscar. Hollywood Boulevard has been closed down, People are buzzing about rumors of “Who’s wearing what?” and “Who will win?” and more and more details are being released about Sunday’s Oscar’s telecast itself. ABC has been slowly releasing the names of Oscar presenters and performers, and the compiled list is a veritable who’s -who in Hollywood.

The 87th Academy Awards will broadcast live Sunday, Feb. 22 on ABC at 7pm ET, 4pm PT from the Dolby Theater

Presenters
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Jennifer Aniston
Jason Bateman
Cate Blanchett
Jessica Chastain
Marion Cotillard
Benedict Cumberbatch
Viola Davis
Idiris Elba
Ansel Elgort
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chris Evans
Kevin Hart
Terrence Howard
Josh Hutcherson
Scarlett Johansson
Dakota Johnson
Felicity Jones
Nicole Kidman
Jennifer Lopez
Jared Leto
Shirley MacLaine
Matthew McConaughey
Sienna Miller
Chloë Grace Moretz
Eddie Murphy
Liam Neeson
Lupita Nyong’o
David Oyelowo
Gwynneth Paltrow
Chris Pine
Chris Pratt
Margot Robbie
Zoe Saldana
Octavia Spencer
Meryl Streep
Channing Tatum
Miles Teller
John Travolta
Kerry Washington
Naomi Watts
Oprah Winfrey
Reese Witherspoon.

Performers
AcademyAward_NPH2Neil Patrick Harris will perform “an original multimedia, musical sequence” called “Moving Pictures,” written by Oscar-winning husband-and-wife songwriting team Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Frozen).

Academy Award producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have pledged to present several surprise performances through the night to make the night more exciting (Read: less boring, talking heads, and can we hope for less self-congratulatory celebs?!?).

Jack Black will perform in an unspecified musical sequence
Jennifer Hudson will perform in an unspecified musical sequence
Lady Gaga will make a special musical tribute performance
Anna Kendrick  performing in an unspecified musical number.
John Legend and Common Performing “Glory” from Selma
Adam Levine with Maroon 5 performing “Lost Stars” from Begin Again
Tim McGraw will perform “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me
Rita Ora will perform “Grateful” from Beyond the Lights
Tegan and Sara with The Lonely Island will perform “Everything is Awesome” from The Lego Movie


Related: Neil Patrick Harris announced as the host of the 87th Academy Awards.
Related: Guests of Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Florida can pose with a real Oscar between Feb. 17-Feb. 22.


Post-Oscar Fun
The 10th annual Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars airs Sunday, February 22 at 12:05am ET after the late local news and at 10pm PT on ABC. The special will broadcast from Disney’s El Capitan Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard —just steps away from Dolby Theater, home to the “Academy Awards.”

This year’s special will include appearances by Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, John Travolta, Eddie Redmayne, Lupita Nyong’o, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell.

Kimmel’s previous post-Oscar specials have featured viral comedy bits and guest appearances by Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Kevin Spacey, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Billy Crystal, Martin Scorsese, Chris Hemsworth, Christoph Waltz, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gary Oldman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Kingsley, and many more.

The next morning, LIVE with Kelly and Michael will continue its awards season tradition with the fourth edition of “LIVE’s After Oscar Show,” airing live in national syndication at 9:00 a.m., ET. The top morning talker’s annual post-Oscar show has become one of “LIVE’s” most popular episodes, and is broadcast live from the magnificent Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. Mere hours after the festivities have wrapped on the same stage, thousands of fans will fill the venue for an action-packed hour celebrating all things Oscar, from the A-list personalities to the incredible fashions, star-studded red carpet and backstage excitement. In the past, award winners such as Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer, Christoph Waltz and Lupita Nyong’o have stopped by to share with the LIVE audience their excitement after walking away with their Oscar statuettes.

Neil Patrick Harris image ©ABC/Bob D’Amico

Oscar Images Courtesy ABC Broadcasting Network