As per Oscar tradition, last year’s acting class will present the winners of this year’s acting class at the Oscars.
That means that Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Cate Blanchett and Lupita Nyong’o will all be back on the Oscar stage. This time, they will be handing off the awards instead of receiving them.
The news was confirmed on Twitter by Oscars producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
McConaughey won Best Actor for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club, while Leto won for his supporting turn in the same film. Blanchett won Best Actress for Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine and Nyong’o won for her supporting role in the eventual Best Picture winner 12 Years A Slave.
This year’s Oscars will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, who is set to perform a new song by Frozen songwriters Karen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Other performers include Adam Levine, Rita Ora, John Legend and Common and Tim McGraw.
The Oscars take place live from Hollywood on Feb. 22 on ABC. Here’s the full list of nominees.
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