Oscars 2023: Meet The Academy Awards’ Performers & Presenters

By Anita Tai. 7 Mar 2023 5:53 PM

Hollywood’s big night of glitz and glam is here with the 2023 Academy Awards. See all the big names and big performers who will entertain audiences for the special night of awards.

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Antonio Banderas
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After receiving his first Oscar nomination in 2020 for "Pain and Glory", Antonio Banderas has joined the list of Oscar presenters at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Florence Pugh
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A nominee for "Little Women", Florence Pugh is among the presenters at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Jessica Chastain
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After being nominated twice before, the third time was the charm for Jessica Chastain when she won the 2022 Best Actress Oscar for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye". She'll be returning to the Oscar stage this year, as a presenter.
Elizabeth Banks
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Elizabeth Banks, director of surprise comedy-horror hit "Cocaine Bear", will be a presenter at the 2023 Oscars.
Nicole Kidman
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Nicole Kidman, who has been nominated for five Oscars (and won once, for "The Hours") will be among the presenters at this year's ceremony.
Sigourney Weaver
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Sigourney Weaver, currently seen in "Avatar: The Way of Water", will be presenting an award at this year's Oscars.
Hugh Grant
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Hugh Grant has been added to the roster of presenters at the 2023 Academy Awards.
Halle Berry
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Halle Berry, winner of the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster's Ball", will be a presenter at the 2023 awards.
Andrew Garfield
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Two-time Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield will be among the presenters at this year's Academy Awards.
Salma Hayek
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Salma Hayek, currently heating up the screen in "Magic Mike's Last Dance", has been added to the list of presenters at the 2023 Oscars.
Danai Gurira
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Former "Walking Dead" star Danai Gurira will be handing out an Oscar at this year's Academy Award ceremony.
John Cho
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John Cho, known for his diverse array of roles in projects ranging from "Cowboy Bebop" to "Star Trek" to the "Harold and Kumar" comedies, is confirmed as one of this year's Oscar presenters.
Donnie Yen
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Donnie Yen will lend his talent to the Oscars stage as a presenter this year.
Zoe Saldana
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"Avatar: The Way of Water" star Zoe Saldaña will attend the show as a presenter.
Questlove
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2022 best documentary winner Questlove will serve as presenter as this year's awards show.
Deepika Padukon
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Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone makes her debut at the Oscars as presenter.
Janelle Monae
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“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” star Janelle Monáe will lend their talents to the show as a presenter despite being snubbed of a nomination.
Melissa McCarthy
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“The Little Mermaid” actress Melissa McCarthy will be arriving on the Oscars stage before she retreats underwater for the film.
Jonathan Majors
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“Creed III” star Jonathan Majors hits the stage with his co-star and director Michael B. Jordan.
Troy Kotsur
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2022 best supporting actor winner Troy Kotsur returns to the Oscars as a presenter.

Kotsur made history in 2022 as the first deaf actor to win the award.
Michael B. Jordan
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“Creed III” star and director Michael B. Jordan takes the stage along with his co-star Jonathan Majors.
Dwayne Johnson
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The charismatic Dwayne Johnson makes his way to the Academy Awards this year as a presenter.
Samuel L. Jackson
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2022 honorary Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson returns to the show to pass the torch.
Ariana DeBose
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2022 best supporting actor winners Ariana DeBose takes the Oscar stage again.

She made history as the first openly gay woman of colour to win the award.
Jennifer Connelly
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“Top Gun: Maverick” star Jennifer Connelly will present at the show this year despite missing out on a nomination.
Glenn Close
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8-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close takes the stage as a presenter.
Emily Blunt
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Emily Blunt will return to the Academy Awards once again as a presenter.
Riz Ahmed
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2022 best live action short film winner Riz Ahmed will be on-hand to present an award.
Jimmy Kimmel
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Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the Oscars for the third time.

"Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap," Kimmel said. "Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no."
Rihanna
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Rihanna is continuing her musical comeback at the Oscars.

After astounding audiences with her Super Bowl halftime performance, the singer will perform the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” track “Lift Me Up”.
Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava
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The singers from India are all set to perform the sensational ‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ at the Academy Awards this year.

“Naatu Naatu” is nominated in the Best Original score category.

The music for “Naatu Naatu” is composed by M.M. Keeravaani and its lyrics are by Chandrabose. Singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava will make their Oscars debut performing the song.

“Naatu Naatu”, picturized on actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR, is the first Indian song to be nominated for an Oscar.
David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu, And Son Lux
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Stephanie Hsu continues her awards show tour with a performance of "This Is A Life" from her film "Everything Everywhere All At Once", alongside David Byrne and Son Lux.

The song is nominated for Best Original Song on top of the bevy of nods the film has earned.

Ryan Lott, Byrne and Mitski are behind the music with lyrics by Lott and Byrne.

Byrne previously won an Oscar for the original score of the 1987 film “The Last Emperor".
Sofia Carson And Diane Warren
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Actor and singer Sofia Carson and legendary songwriter Diane Warren will take the stage at this year's Oscars.

The duo will perform “Applause” from “Tell It Like A Woman”.

The song's nomination marks Warren's 14th nomination for the show, though she has yet to take home the golden statuette.

Oscars 2023: Meet The Academy Awards’ Performers & Presenters

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