Overview
- Producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan confirmed Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Adrien Brody, and Kieran Culkin as the first presenters announced for this year’s ceremony.
- Each is a reigning acting winner: Madison (Best Actress for Anora), Saldaña (Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez), Brody (Best Actor for The Brutalist), and Culkin (Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain).
- Their participation continues the Oscars practice of inviting the previous year’s acting winners to help present new honorees.
- Recent shows have favored same-category handoffs over cross-gender pairings, a format that could return since none of the four is nominated again in those categories this year.
- Producers said additional presenters will be unveiled in the coming weeks as they roll out the full lineup.