Actor Will Ferrell will present an Oscar® at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.

Ferrell recently starred in Stranger Than Fiction and will be seen next in Blades of Glory. Ferrell’s other film credits include Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Producers, Bewitched, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Elf and Old School.

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.