Meryl Streep to Present at 84th Academy Awards
Look, it’s a Meryl Streep headline. As a Twitter wag tweeted last night: “I almost forgot the Oscars are coming up Monday night.”
Two-time Academy Award®-winning actress Meryl Streep will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today.
Streep joins a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters, including Halle Berry, Rose Byrne, Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Michael Douglas, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Zach Galifianakis, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Milla Jovovich, Ellie Kemper, Jennifer Lopez, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph, Emma Stone and Kristen Wiig.
Streep, who is nominated for her lead performance in “The Iron Lady,” has been nominated a total of 17 times – the most for any performer in Oscar history. She won a Supporting Actress Oscar in 1979 for her role in “Kramer vs. Kramer” and the Best Actress award in 1982 for her role in “Sophie’s Choice.” Her other film credits include “It’s Complicated,” “Julie & Julia,” “Doubt,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Adaptation,” “The Hours,” “Music of the Heart,” “The Bridges of Madison County,” “The River Wild,” “Ironweed” and “Silkwood.” Streep will be seen next in “Great Hope Springs.”
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, from the Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
“…televised from the Hollywood & Highland Center®”
wow, that sounds so glamorous®.
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If she’s presenting a competitive Oscar, that would be the first time! ( She did present Peter O’Toole and Robert Altman with the honorary awards)
I bet she’s presenting one of the individual Best Picture nominees. Maybe Midnight In Paris?
I’d love it if she presented Best Picture (and give Steven Spielberg a rest)
I hope she makes it to the podium without incident, although watching her lose a shoe is more entertaining than some of the nominated films.
The list of presenters is not very impressive so far. Have they done away with the group of former winners presenting each of the acting Oscars? That was really well done as long as they had nice things to say about the nominees. At the very least, bring back last year’s winners as was once tradition, back when AMPAS cared about a thing called tradition. What, have Melissa Leo, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, and Colin Firth all been blackballed?
She’d better be presenting Best Picture.
Really glad to see that basically no nominees (only Streep so far) are presenting. I like when big stars present, and the nominees are just nominees.
Yeah I don’t get the omission of Firth, Portman, Bale and Leo (I’d understand about that last one though!).
Maybe they’re a given so no need to mention them?
Anyway, i’ll take any Streep headline from this site even if it chose to skip out on her lifetime achievment Bear. Jokes, jokes.
I bet she’s presenting Picture, Director or Foreign Film. Anything other than that would be puzzling.
Well, Meryl Streep is the unofficial MVP in bringing traffic to Awardsdaily. I wonder if the recent anti-Streep and pro-Davis campaign made any of the readers mad. I know it left me a bad taste.
Back to topic, they better have her present Best Picture because she’s freaking Meryl Streep.
Perhaps the “In Memoriam” segment?
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“Look, it’s a Meryl Streep headline”
If it pains you so much, why are writing about it? oh wait, traffic.
Deena Jones’ wig.
Doesn’t pain me at all. You think we ever post anything we don’t want to post?
I mean simply this: for someone who gets falsely accused of ignoring Meryl Streep, I sure do seem to share whatever fun news I happen to see about her.
Always impressed by the crooked contortions you can twist yourself into for your daily butthurt performance.
Hey Deena Jones’ I’m here girl! You gave me AIDS you worthless hole! We need to settle this! Why’d you block me with the carrier you shit?!
Not enough Meryl = whinge
Too much Meryl = whinge
Neutral on Meryl = whinge
Critique on Meryl = whinge
Bias towards Meryl = whinge
Bias against Meryl = whinge
Ignoring Meryl = whinge
Targeting Meryl = whinge
Predicting Meryl = whinge
Objectifying Meryl = whinge
Glorifying Meryl = whinge
Overstating Meryl = whinge
Underestimating Meryl = whinge
Loving Meryl = whinge
Wigged out!
I’m guessing she introduces the clips of the special oscar to Redgrave (she attended that one) or maybe Oprah’s thing. It’ll likely be one (all?) of those or best pic.
Good news. But what about Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo and Christian Bale? Are they not going to present the acting categories?? I don’t like when they pick random people to do so…
As Best Picture is presented after Actress and Actor (if they stick to that order i.e Actress and then Actor) then Meryl, if she wins, would not have time to make it back to the stage to present as she would be fulfilling her press committments. Worse if they flip and present Actor and then Actress, as has happened in the past, and Meryl wins…..she may as well not leave the stage! I’m sure they will take this into consideration when deciding what she will present. I doubt too that it will be Director as that is traditionally presented just before Actress leaving Meryl little time to get back to her seat in the auditorium where they would want her to be with the other nominees rather than hanging around back stage.
Perhaps it is her only time on the stage – as a presenter.
But here’s hoping that there will be the “YES!” moment for her.
Foolishly, I once thought people wanted her to win another Oscar. Took me some time to realize how wrong I was.
I hope next year for the 85th show they will do something special…perhaps bringing in a list of these past nominees
JOAN FONTAINE PRESENTING WITH HER SISTER WHO SHE DOESNT TALK TO OLIVIA DEHAVILAND
ELEANOR PARKER WITH JULIE ANDREWS
MICKEY ROONEY
DORIS DAY
DOROTHY MALONE
VALENTINA CORTESE
GENA ROWLANDS
NON-NOMINEE BUT GREAT LOUIS JOURDAN
LESLIE CARON
GLYNIS JOHNS
JUANITA MOORE AND SUSAN KOHNHER
ANGELA LANSBURY
LUISE RAINER
Great. Now we’re spreading AIDS in here? I never thought people could get THAT bored. lol
Nominees don’t normally present do they? I always thought it would be cool, but figured they were too nervous.
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Who?
I have notice Streep getting lots of ink on this site since Oscar balloting closed. Just an observation.
wendi mclendon covey is part of the cast of Bridesmaids, who will present as an entire group.
i thought dorothy malone had passed on
“rather than hanging around back stage.”
Just had a vision of her at the fire exit having a smoke, tightening the lanyard on her glasses, and checking the straps on her shoes.
Bryce Forestieri & The Wigging out of Deena Jones
Ryan Adams is that you? LMAO!!! Gotta love the internet.
@alan of montreal
Thanks.
Viola wins Best Actress and Meryl gives The Artist Best Picture.
And the ratings will be the best thing about this year`s Oscars… I will have a lot to laugh on monday.
I don’t think Meryl will present any top category.
Deena,
Bryce and Wigging Out make me laugh, but they have a different style of dealing with you than I have.
I have notice Streep getting lots of ink on this site since Oscar balloting closed
While you’re making observations, you might observe that this announcement was made after the balloting closed. .
Ryan Adams
Bryce’s words are extremely vulgar. Yesterday, he said I should wipe cum off my face and called me a nasty bitch. My response to his comment was deleted but Bryce’s original comment stayed in tact. On this thread, he said I am spreading HIV-AIDS. Now if any other reader used such language, they will be banned immediately. Hell, if I called a commenter a nasty bitch, my comments will instantaneous move to the in moderation zone. I find it extremely suspicious that Bryce can say whatever he wants without any consequences. Hmmm, I smell a fish.
Deena,
I didn’t even see Bryce’s comment yesterday. Your comments come to our attention because they’re flagged.
Don’t try to pretend you’re not happy that you’re louder and more trouble than everybody else.
What you smell is the constant stink you’ve caused for weeks, so I don’t mind stepping back and letting other readers give you a taste of your own medicine.
“give you a taste of your own medicine.”
Unfortunately, I can’t give you a taste of yours.
Im guessing last year winners will present. Just saw an interview about Melissa Leo and she said she was happy to be invited back to present an award!
I really hope Streep presents Best Picture but I have my doubts. My prediction, someone boring like Tom Cruise or Tom Hanks or Michael Douglas will present it.
@Francois good catch on the Oscar trivia. It was the first thought I had when I saw this headline.
I like the bit about the actors talking about the nominated actors. It was a chance for all nominees to get some spotlight especially those who had no chance of winning or being nominated ever again.
I also enjoy seeing what academy members win the academy lottery and get tickets to the show. Like a few years ago when Gary Busey was randomly there.
If the Academy blows the opportunity and goes with Tom Hanks or Spielberg again, it’ll be their dumbest decision to date. This year’s list is really unimpressive but I believe they won’t announce everybody and they won’t announce the best picture presenter.
In the year of THE ARTIST and HUGO, it’ll be really dumb not to have a Golden Age legend presenting. Please not Kirk! He’s great but he presents regularly. Why not OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND or MICKEY ROONEY?
The last woman to present Best Picture on her own was Barbra Streisand in 1991 (Dances with Wolves).
Streep should be coupled with Robert Downey Jr. to present an award: the Iron Lady meets Iron Man = a pun-tastic match.
I guess Meryl Streep will present Hair and Make-up, because of Roy Helland. That’s also planned long enough before Best actress. And asking her to present a categorie while being nominated herself and not winning that category, would be quite embarassing.
M143′s argument makes sense. Pretty much like Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt presented Best Costume in the 2007 Oscars
By the way, Tom O´Neil from Goldderby has now officially switched in his prediction for best actress to Meryl Streep!
Meryl has rarely presented a competive award. Only best supportibg Actor in 2004 at the Globes and best actor in 2010 at the SAG.
She’ll do in memorian again, I think.
But I doubt this has anything to do with her chances of winnig BA. Although I still think she’ll loose again (and again and again… *sigh*), it will not have anything to do with her presenting.
At least I hope so.
love Meryl vs Viola and Deena vs Ryan & Sasha !!!
Tom Hanks and Michael Douglas have become the Walter Matteau and Liza Minelli of the new milleneum. I mean is it against the law for them not to be on the show–that Hanks in particular is such a good boy kiss ass.
BTW I also noticed that Tom switched from Viola to Meryl. Does he have some info we don’t?
I read in another comment that he had said in a chat that if he hears another vote for Streep he will switch to Streep! So, if Tom o´Neil thinks Streep has good chances to win the Oscar, then I think he has more info. And this could mean something.
I´m hoping that Monday morning will come fast! This Oscar race is “exhausting”!
I think her chances of winning are greater than they have been in years and this is the closest race for best actress we have seen in decades. It is also the only race that has brought every conceivable form of baggage into the campaign, all of which has been discussed to death. On the positive side, so much has been made on these peripheral issues that people have probably tuned out the noise and will vote with their gut instinct.
I’m still expecting Davis to win. (no, it’ll be Streep…no, Davis….)
I wish the presenters were a little more exciting.
Why not pair Oscar snubbed and two of the biggest actors of the film year – Ryan Gosling and Michael Fassbender?
Emma Stone, cast of Bridesmaids, good choices. They were highlights of the year.
And knock the MTV Awards, but they do a great job of promoting upcoming movies. Granted they air in the summer.
But 2012 has a lot of prestige projects.
You could pair Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon Levitt (with notable performances this year) and to also promote The Dark Knight Rises.
Bring on glamourous Oscar winner Cate Blanchett – who just happens to have The Hobbit coming out.
How about Oscar snubbed Leo and Carey with the upcoming Great Gatsby?
You could given bring on Julia. Who’s big enough to present on her own. But pair her with Armie Hammer – twice Oscar snubbed – promoting Mirror Mirror.
Or even better – snubbed Charlize with Twilight’s Kristen Stewart to promote their Snow White picture.
You could invite younger presenters this year without going the Miley Cyrus route. The likeable Zac Efron and Taylor Swift have The Lorax opening the weekend after. And then there’s Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth for Hunger Games. Pair Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner with Chris Evans for Avengers. Or Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman for Les Miserables. Anyway, end of my dream Oscar show. HA HA
I know they have to reach certain demographics when they choose presenters and they like to invite stars no matter if they contributed to the current film year or the one coming up, but it’s kinda blah right now to me. But good for Meryl!
“The likeable Zac Efron and Taylor Swift”
Girl, no!
Tom O’Neil is predicting Streep? Oh no… guess it’s one more reason not to predict her then.
Interestingly enough, he has The Help as the runner-up for Best Picture… still Viola loses the edge over Meryl. Weird.
I can only imagine the cringe-worthy nature of Viola Davis’ speech. Ugh! in fact, I can’t imagine. I will certainly be switching channels.
Jimmy Kimmel has Meryl Streep, George Clooney and Martin Scorsese booked for his after-show. He must have booked them right after the Globes.
I have so much respect for Meryl Streep since she keeps attending the Oscars everytime she is nominated knowing full well that it will be given to an actress miles behind her in performance for whatever reasons(Sandra Bullock I’m looking at you). If I were her, I would just stop attending.
As for me, I won’t be watching. I have not watched the Oscars for 15 years and nothing this year entices me to do so.
I just gotta write this — they don’t make movie stars anymore. Every year we get the same doggone presenters….Hollywood is running out of movie stars.
Yesterdayevening I saw The Help. According to me there is not really one leading lady. There are three ´leading ladies´, either of them could have been nominated for ´Best (each other supporting) acctress’. Viola though has the most dramatic role, maybe that´s the reason why she has been nominated. Viola´s 11 minutes in Doubt were really impressive, but what I saw in The Help was not a lot different from that. In my opinion should her part in The Help (good movie, not original) not be a threat (at all) to the Iron lady.