Which categories will they present?The full list of presenters has been announced. If we know Oscar, this means Best Picture is being presented by either a) Sidney Poitier b) Harrison Ford or c) Bobby De Niro. They totally can't deal with women who aren't named Streisand getting that honor for reasons we'll never fathom.
So who do you think it will be?
I'm personally disappointed that Liza with a Z isn't listed among the 40+ names. They're honoring The Wizard of Oz, so why not wheel her out for Best Picture or something? The biggest non-nominee name I was hoping to see given the film year being honored: Scarlett Johansson. But it was not to be.
After the jump, the full list of presenters. Alphabetizing is for sissies, so let's rank them.
The Mandatories - I live for the cross gender statue-passing acting category tradition
01. Anne Hathaway (shut up! I miss her)
02. Jennifer Lawrence
03. Daniel Day Lewis
04. Christoph Waltz
Bring it. Yaaaaas
05. Kim Novak (wth????)
06. Viola Davis (Best Actress winner of 20-- oh, shit. FU Oscar)
07. Ewan MacGregor (man of our dreams)
08. Penélope Cruz
09. Sidney Poitier
10. Sally Field
11. Glenn Close
12. [TIE] Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
Good Choices
13. Charlize Theron
14. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
15. Anna Kendrick
16. [TIE] Amy Adams & Bradley Cooper
17. Kristen Bell (sudden extra points - her singing voice is so underrated in the Frozen/Idina frenzy)
18. Michael B Jordan (this is their annual -- 'you think we didn't notice you this year, but we totally did. Nice work. What's next?' choice)
19. Channing Tatum
20. Goldie Hawn (She'd be a good if weird choice for Best Picture but since her daughter is also presenting, one supposes they're together which means that is not happening)
Fun Choices
21. Benedict Cumberbatch (a bit of prep work for 2014?)
22. Bill Murray
23. Gabby Sidibe
24. Andrew Garfield (I'd be happier about this if this wasn't entirely due to Spider-Man)
25. Whoopi Goldberg (I'd be happier about this if she still made movies)
Dissipating Enthusiasms
26. Emma Watson
27. [TIE] Harrison Ford & Robert de Niro
Here's the thing. They're movie legends so respect is due but I will be pissed if either of them gets the Best Picture honors. AMPAS need to stop it with their highly predictable Iconic Older White (Male) Actor for that presenting gig. Can we get an Actress other than Streisand or a Director other than Spielberg for a change?)
28. Chris Hemsworth
29. Will Smith
30. Naomi Watts
31. Samuel L Jackson (Still wish he'd been Oscar nominated for Django Unchained)
When Oscar Pretends Its the Emmys
32. Kerry Washington (Listen, movies. You had your chance with her. You blew it.)
33. Kevin Spacey (I'm allergic. And if they wanted to go with a big name who's won two Oscars and is now popular again via TV, 100% it shoulda been Jessica Lange.)
Oh, Oscar You're trying too hard. Or not trying hard enough.
34. Matthew McConaughey (He'll already be on stage, you know? Why double up?)
35. Zac Efron (guess he's replaced the Twilight actors as the 'see, we're young!' choice)
36. Jason Sudeikis
37. Jim Carrey
38. Tyler Perry
When you are suddenly uncomfortably reminded that the Academy is sometimes years behind the curve... of the People's Choice Awards!
39. Jamie Foxx
40. Jennifer Garner
41. John Travolta
42. Kate Hudson
43. Jessica Biel
I welcome your agreements and dissents in the comments