Academy Award® winner Diane Keaton is slated to be an Oscar presenter at the 79th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.
Keaton took home the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Annie Hall in 1977. She has received 3 other nominations, for her lead performances in Reds, Marvin’s Room and Something’s Gotta Give.
Keaton is currently filming Smother and will begin shooting Mad Money soon after. She was recently seen in Because I Said So and will be seen next in Mama’s Boy. Her other film credits include The Family Stone, Town & Country, The First Wives Club and Baby Boom. She appeared in all 3 Godfather films.
Keaton will join fellow actors Ben Affleck, Jessica Biel, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, Eva Green, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez, Tobey Maguire, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet and Reese Witherspoon as a presenter on the show.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.
The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, The Road to the Oscars.