Michael B. Jordan, Janelle Monáe and more to present at 2023 Oscars

The Oscars are fast approaching, with Jimmy Kimmel returning to host the ceremony for the third time on March 12 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

Celebrities presenting at the Oscars

With preparations ramping up, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the first wave of presenters for this year’s awards.

Michael B. Jordan will be one of the presenters. The actor was recently inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but that isn’t all that he’s got in store ahead of the Oscars.

The 36-year-old is reprising his role as Adonis Creed in ‘Creed III’, which hits theaters on March 3. Along with starring in the movie, it also marks Jordan’s directorial debut.

Musician and actor Janelle Monáe will also present at the ceremony. She starred in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Glass Onion’, and also appeared in the 2016 Academy Award-winning ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Hidden Figures’.

They’ll be joined by some of last year’s winners, including Best Supporting Actor Troy Kotsur (’CODA’) and Best Supporting Actress Ariana DeBose (’West Side Story’), as well as Best Live Action Short winner Riz Ahmed (’The Long Goodbye’) and Best Documentary Feature winner Questlove (’Summer of Soul’).

Other big names set to present include Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Deepika Padukone, Zoe Saldaña and Donnie Yen.

What you need to know about the 2023 Oscars

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12, 2023 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood at 8:00 p.m ET/5:00 p.m PT.

Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to host the award show after previously hosting in 2017 and 2018. It will be executive produced and run by Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, while Kimmel’s head writer Molly McNearney, who is also his wife, will also serve as executive producer.

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ tops the nominations list with 11, followed by ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ at nine.

As for the Best Picture Category, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, ‘Elvis’, ‘The Fabelmans’, ‘Tár’, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Triangle of Sadness’ and ‘Women Talking’ are up for award.