FILE – Adrien Brody, from left, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for “The Brutalist,” Mikey Madison, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for “Anora,” Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role for “Emilia Perez,” and Kieran Culkin, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role for “A Real Pain,” pose in the press room at the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP File)
The Oscars are reuniting last year’s acting winners for next month’s ceremony. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that best actor winners Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison and supporting actor winners Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana will present trophies at the 98th annual Academy Awards.
Oscars announce first list of presenters
Last year’s show saw Saldana, Madison and Culkin become first-time Oscar winners. Brody won his second best actor trophy, for his role in “The Brutalist.”The Oscars frequently have the previous year’s winners present Oscar trophies in the acting categories.
Who’s nominated for an Oscar this year?
“Sinners” is this year’s leading nominee, breaking the record for most nominations by a single film with 16.This year’s nominees for best actress are Jessie Buckley for “Hamnet,” Rose Byrne for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Renate Reinsve for “Sentimental Value,” Emma Stone for “Bugonia” and Kate Hudson for “Song Sung Blue.”The best actor nominees are Timothee Chalamet for “Marty Supreme,” Leonardo DiCaprio for “One Battle After Another,” Ethan Hawke for “Blue Moon,” Michael B. Jordan for “Sinners” and Wagner Moura for “The Secret Agent.”In the supporting actor categories, the nominees are Jacob Elordi for “Frankenstein,” Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro for “One Battle After Another,” Stellan Skarsgard for “Sentimental Value” and Delroy Lindo for “Sinners.”The supporting actress nominees are Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for “Sentimental Value,” Amy Madigan for “Weapons,” Wunmi Mosaku for “Sinners” and Teyana Taylor for “One Battle After Another.”
About the show
The actors are the first presenters announced for the March 15 ceremony, which will be hosted by Conan O’Brien. The show will air live on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
