Oscars Add Color: African Americans Among New Presenters & Performers

Posted by | Ray Cornelius

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As the 85th Annual Academy Awards ceremony closes in, new presenters and performers have been added to Hollywood’s biggest night in film.

Oscar winners Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry and Octavia Spencer have been named as presenters, as have Oscar nominee Queen Latifah, who will present along with “Chicago” cast members Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones; and Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson, who will present along with his “Marvel’s The Avengers” cast mates Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo.

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will perform in celebration honoring movie musicals of the last decade.

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In the Photo: Jennifer Hudson, Octavia Spencer, Queen Latifah and Jamie Foxx