The Academy Awards showrunners announced today that Chicago‘s stars will reunite, on the ten-year anniversary of their own win, to present an Oscar.
“We are very excited to reunite the stars of ‘Chicago’ to present on the Oscars, on the 10th anniversary of the movie’s win for Best Picture,” said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
The press release notes: “Zellweger, Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah received nominations for their performances in the film. Jones and Queen Latifah were nominated for their supporting roles, Jones took home the Oscar that year. Zellweger, who was nominated for her lead performance in the film, has been nominated three times, and won in 2003 for her supporting role in “Cold Mountain.”
Plans for the Academy Awards have been coming in on a daily basis. Last, it was announced that The Avengers cast members would present an award together. Last Tuesday we learned that Meryl Streep, Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer will be presenting. Other stars set to appear who’ve been announced in recent weeks include Mark Wahlberg and his teddy bear Ted, and performances from Barbra Streisand, Adele and Norah Jones.
The Academy Awards will be held in Hollywood and broadcast live on ABC Sunday, February 24.