Harrison Ford, Zoe Saldaña and Samuel L. Jackson have joined the list of presenters at Sunday’s Oscars.
Dave Bautista, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Margaret Qualley, Alba Rohrwacher and Rachel Zegler also will take the stage to present during the telecast, which will air live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC and Hulu.
Saldaña is also nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Emilia Pérez.
Executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan made the announcement Wednesday.
The new group of presenters joins previously announced bold-faced names including Joe Alwyn, Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Goldie Hawn, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Cillian Murphy, Connie Nielsen, Amy Poehler, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, June Squibb, Ben Stiller, Emma Stone, Oprah Winfrey and Bowen Yang.
Producers said additional talent will be announced in the days leading up to Sunday’s show, which also will air live in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Conan O’Brien is set to host the 97th Oscars, which will be kicked off by a performance from Wicked’s Oscar-nominated stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
Also set to perform are Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink, Queen Latifah and Raye. The show, taking place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, also will feature a special appearance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Nick Offerman will serve as announcer.
Emilia Pérez leads the 2025 Oscar nominations, which were revealed last month. The film scored 13 noms, setting a record for a non-English-language film.
Following Emilia Pérez were The Brutalist and Wicked, which tied with 10 noms apiece. A Complete Unknown and Conclave followed with eight mentions each.
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