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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Zendaya, and More Added to Lineup of Oscar Presenters
The Tony winner and Oscar nominee, The Greatest Showman star, and eight more names have been added to the list for the March 4 broadcast.
As the 2018 Oscars draws near, airing March 4 on ABC, the Academy has named ten additional presenters for the evening.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Zendaya
Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced Lin-Manuel Miranda will be among those presenting during the broadcast. Miranda was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 for his original song “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana. Of course, he’s best known in the theatre world for In The Heights and Hamilton, but will appear on the silver screen in the upcoming Mary Poppins Returns.
Star of original movie musical The Greatest Showman Zendaya has also been announced as a presenter. She is slated to voice characters in the upcoming animated films Duck Duck Goose and Smallfoot.
Click here for the Playbill.com article published by Ruthie Fierberg on February 21, 2018.