Kristin and Seth will join a cast of performers that include Jugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Adele and Barbra Streisand. (Image courtesy: AP)
Los Angeles:
Kristin Chenoweth and host SethMacFarlane will participate in a special show closing musicalperformance at the Oscars ceremony, show producersCraig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.
"After the Best Picture award has been given, Seth andKristin will perform a special number and we think it will bea 'can't miss' moment," said producers Craig Zadan and NeilMeron.
The Academy has a stellar list of performers this yearand Chenoweth will join names like Norah Jones, JenniferHudson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe,Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, SamanthaBarks, Aaron Tveit and Helena Bonham Carter, Adele, Dame ShirleyBassey and Barbra Streisand.
The show producers have also roped in big names fromHollywood to present the golden statue to the winners.
Some of the presenters from the rather long-list includenames like Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Douglas,Jamie Foxx, John Travolta, Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain,Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman,Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg and Oscar winners JeanDujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer among others.
Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will bepresented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatreat Hollywood & Highland Centre. The ceremony will be hosted bySeth MacFarlane.
"After the Best Picture award has been given, Seth andKristin will perform a special number and we think it will bea 'can't miss' moment," said producers Craig Zadan and NeilMeron.
The Academy has a stellar list of performers this yearand Chenoweth will join names like Norah Jones, JenniferHudson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe,Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, SamanthaBarks, Aaron Tveit and Helena Bonham Carter, Adele, Dame ShirleyBassey and Barbra Streisand.
The show producers have also roped in big names fromHollywood to present the golden statue to the winners.
Some of the presenters from the rather long-list includenames like Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Douglas,Jamie Foxx, John Travolta, Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain,Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman,Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg and Oscar winners JeanDujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer among others.
Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will bepresented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatreat Hollywood & Highland Centre. The ceremony will be hosted bySeth MacFarlane.
