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The Oscars are almost here. Can you feel it?
Now that awards season’s premier ceremony is just a few days away, the night’s presenters (43 in total!) have all been announced—as well as the names of a slew of performers, several of whom are participating in mysterious, as-yet-undefined “special sequences.” Here’s the latest information on what we can expect at the 87th Academy Awards—we’ll update the list if more names continue to roll in.
Performers
- Host Neil Patrick Harris, who will perform “an original multimedia, musical sequence” called “Moving Pictures,” penned by Oscar-winning Frozen songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
- Adam Levine, performing the Oscar-nominated “Lost Stars” from the film Begin Again (which features Levine)
- Common and John Legend, performing the Oscar-nominated “Glory” from the film Selma
- Rita Ora, performing the Oscar-nominated “Grateful” from the film Beyond the Lights
- Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island, performing the Oscar-nominated “Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie
- Tim McGraw, performing the Oscar-nominated “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from the documentary Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me
- Anna Kendrick, performing “something special that is sure to be an ‘Only on the Oscars’ moment,” according to producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
- Jack Black, who will join “a very special sequence”
- Jennifer Hudson in another unspecified musical sequence
- Lady Gaga, ditto
Presenters
- Ansel Elgort
- Ben Affleck
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Cate Blanchett
- Channing Tatum
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Chris Evans
- Chris Pine
- Chris Pratt
- Dakota Johnson
- David Oyelowo
- Eddie Murphy
- Felicity Jones
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Idris Elba
- Jared Leto
- Jason Bateman
- Jennifer Aniston
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jessica Chastain
- John Travolta
- Josh Hutcherson
- Kerry Washington
- Kevin Hart
- Liam Neeson
- Lupita Nyong’o
- Margot Robbie
- Marion Cotillard
- Matthew McConaughey
- Meryl Streep
- Miles Teller
- Naomi Watts
- Nicole Kidman
- Octavia Spencer
- Oprah Winfrey
- Reese Witherspoon
- Scarlett Johansson
- Shirley MacLaine
- Sienna Miller
- Terrence Howard
- Viola Davis
- Zoe Saldana
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