Actress Cameron Diaz has been tapped to present at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony by producer Laura Ziskin.
Diaz recently appeared in The Holiday and will lend her voice to the character of Fiona in the 3rd installment of the animated Shrek films, Shrek the Third. Her other film credits include Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Gangs of New York, The Sweetest Thing, Vanilla Sky, Charlie’s Angels, Any Given Sunday, There’s Something about Mary, My Best Friend’s Wedding and The Mask.
Diaz will join fellow presenters George Clooney, Eva Green and Hugh Jackman.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Feb 25 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 pm PST (8 pm EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, The Road to the Oscars.