{blackbabes} BLANCHETT, LETO, MCCONAUGHEY AND NYONG'O TO RETURN AS PRESENTERS AT 87TH OSCARS

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Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey and Lupita Nyong'o, last year's Oscar® winners in the leading actress, supporting actor and supporting actress categories, will return to present at this year's Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.

"The great tradition of having the previous year's Oscar-winning best actors and actresses in all 4 categories happily continues this year with the amazing quartet of Cate, Jared, Matthew and Lupita. We're thrilled to have them back," says Zadan and Meron.

Blanchett has been nominated for six Oscars and has won two, including last year's award for "Blue Jasmine." Her previous win was for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2004 film "The Aviator." Blanchett also received leading actress nominations for "Elizabeth" (1998) and "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (2007), and supporting actress nominations for "Notes on a Scandal" (2006) and "I'm Not There" (2007).

Last year, Leto won the Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role and McConaughey for Actor in a Leading Role, both for "Dallas Buyer's Club." Nyong'o took home the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for "12 Years a Slave."

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7:00 p.m., ET/4:00 p.m., PT. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.