The first wave of producers has been announced for the 2023 Oscars
Oscar winners Riz Ahmed, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur and Questlove will attend the 95th annual ceremony, along with previous Oscar nominees Glenn Close, Samuel L. Jackson and Melissa McCarthy.
Is also ready to appear Creed III co-stars Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, as well as Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Janelle Monáe and Zoe Saldaña. Hindi film star Deepika Padukone and Hong Kong actor, director and mixed martial artist Donnie Yen will also be in attendance, highlighting the growing international presence in the Academy’s voting body. as well as the global influence and audience of the Oscars.
Also announced today are executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney. The producers will continue to announce talent during the ceremony.
In November, the Academy announced that Jimmy Kimmel would be hosting the show for the third time. “We felt we needed someone who could definitely handle the show,” Academy president Janet Yang said. THR on November 16. Kimmel himself debuted his hosting gig in February, poking fun at the best picture nominee Top Gun: Maverick in a trailer for the awards ceremony that ended on time Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“I have to admit, I didn’t expect to be asked to host again,” Kimmel said in the trailer. That lead Maverick actor Jon Hamm, appearing in the Kimmel trailer, to clarify, “We asked a lot of people before you.
The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood and will be broadcast live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
