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Feb 14, 2008 2:44 pm US/Central
Star-Studded Lineup Of Oscar Presenters Set
Clooney, Scorsese, Mirren, Miley Cyrus Among Presenters
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Singer/actress Miley Ray Cyrus arrives at the 50th annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles.
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Denzel Washington has a journalism degree from Fordham University. (AP)
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Actor Forest Whitaker speaks during the ceremony for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, April 16, 2007. Best Actor Academy Award winner in 2007, Whitaker was honored with the 2335th star in front of the Kodak Theater.
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Actor George Clooney arrives at the 8th Annual AFI Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Jan. 11, 2008 in Beverly Hills.
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The strike is off and the star power is on for the 80th annual Academy Awards.
Forest Whitaker, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, George Clooney and Nicole Kidman will be among the presenters at the Feb. 24 ceremony at the Kodak Theatre, Oscar officials announced Thursday.
Other presenters include Denzel Washington, Martin Scorsese,
Cate Blanchett, Cameron Diaz, Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks, said
telecast producer Gil Cates and film academy President Sid Ganis.
The show will also feature performances of the year's five nominated songs. "Enchanted" star Amy Adams will sing "Happy Working Song," one of the film's three nominated tunes. Kristin Chenoweth and Marlon Saunders will perform "That's How You Know," and Jon McLaughlin will sing "So Close," also from "Enchanted."
The stars of "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, will perform their song "Falling Slowly." Jamia Simone Nash, along with the IMPACT repertory Theatre of Harlem, will sing "Raise It Up" from "August Rush."
Jon Stewart was previously announced as the show's host.
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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