{"id":1335,"date":"2015-02-12T22:23:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T20:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2015-02-12T22:23:57","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T20:23:57","slug":"yet-more-top-presenters-for-the-87th-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2015\/02\/12\/yet-more-top-presenters-for-the-87th-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Yet More Top Presenters For The 87th Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Kevin Hart, Shirley MacLaine, Chris Pine, Miles Teller and Naomi Watts will be presenters at this year\u2019s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.<\/p>\n

Affleck, a two-time Academy Award\u00ae winner, received an Original Screenplay Oscar\u00ae for \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d (1997) and a Best Picture Oscar for \u201cArgo\u201d (2012), on which he served as a producer, director and star. His most recent role was opposite Rosamund Pike in \u201cGone Girl\u201d (2014). He will play Batman in the upcoming feature \u201cBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice\u201d and \u201cThe Accountant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chastain has received two Oscar nominations, one for Actress in a Leading Role for \u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d (2012) and one for Actress in a Supporting Role for \u201cThe Help\u201d (2011). Her most recent films include 2014\u2019s \u201cInterstellar,\u201d \u201cA Most Violent Year\u201d and \u201cThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.\u201d She will next be seen in \u201cCrimson Peak\u201d and \u201cThe Martian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davis has been nominated for two Oscars, one for her supporting role in the 2008 film \u201cDoubt\u201d and one for her leading role in 2011\u2019s \u201cThe Help.\u201d She currently stars in the ABC primetime hit \u201cHow to Get Away with Murder.\u201d Davis\u2019s film credits include \u201cGet on Up,\u201d \u201cThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them,\u201d \u201cEnder\u2019s Game\u201d and \u201cPrisoners.\u201d She will next been seen in \u201cLila and Eve,\u201d due out this year.<\/p>\n

Hart, who currently stars in the feature comedy \u201cThe Wedding Ringer,\u201d appeared in last year\u2019s \u201cRide Along,\u201d \u201cAbout Last Night,\u201d \u201cThink Like a Man Too\u201d and \u201cTop Five.\u201d His previous credits include \u201cThink Like a Man\u201d (2012) and \u201cThe Five-Year Engagement\u201d (2012). He will star opposite Will Ferrell in \u201cGet Hard\u201d later this year.<\/p>\n

MacLaine won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for 1983\u2019s \u201cTerms of Endearment.\u201d She also received nominations for her leading roles in \u201cThe Turning Point\u201d (1983), \u201cIrma La Douce\u201d (1963) \u201cThe Apartment\u201d (1960) and \u201cSome Came Running\u201d (1958), as well for the documentary feature \u201cThe Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir\u201d (1975), which she produced. Her next role is in \u201cWild Oats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pine most recently appeared as Cinderella\u2019s Prince in \u201cInto the Woods\u201d (2014). He also has starred in such features as \u201cJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit\u201d (2014), \u201cStar Trek Into Darkness\u201d (2013), \u201cPeople
\nLike Us\u201d (2012), \u201cUnstoppable\u201d (2010), \u201cStar Trek\u201d (2009) and \u201cBottle Shock\u201d (2008). His upcoming films include \u201cZ for Zachariah\u201d and \u201cThe Finest Hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teller stars in the current Best Picture nominee \u201cWhiplash.\u201d Later this year, he will appear in the feature \u201cBleed for This,\u201d as well as \u201cThe Fantastic Four.\u201d Teller also appeared in the 2013 film \u201cThe Spectacular Now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watts has twice been nominated for Actress in a Leading Role, for \u201cThe Impossible\u201d (2012) and \u201c21 Grams\u201d (2003). Her feature credits also include \u201cBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)\u201d (2014), \u201cSt. Vincent\u201d (2014), \u201cEastern Promises\u201d (2007), \u201cKing Kong\u201d (2005) and \u201cMulholland Drive\u201d (2001). She will next be seen in the \u201cDivergent\u201d sequel \u201cInsurgent,\u201d While We\u2019re Young,\u201d The Sea of Trees,\u201d and \u201cDemolition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre\u00ae at Hollywood & Highland Center\u00ae in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET\/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Kevin Hart, Shirley MacLaine, Chris Pine, Miles Teller and Naomi Watts will be presenters at this year\u2019s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC. Affleck, a two-time Academy Award\u00ae winner,… Continue reading Yet More Top Presenters For The 87th Oscars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}