Oscar nomination announcers revealed

Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski and Ang Lee to present.

by Anne-Katrin Titze

Ang Lee won Oscars for Brokeback Mountain and Life Of Pi
Ang Lee won Oscars for Brokeback Mountain and Life Of Pi Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski and Ang Lee will join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs to announce the Oscar nominations for the 88th Academy Awards on Thursday, January 14, starting at 5:30am West Coast time at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.

Guillermo del Toro, the Original Screenplay Oscar nominated director for Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto Del Fauno) and two-time Best Achievement in Directing Oscar winner Ang Lee (whose awards were for Brokeback Mountain and Life Of Pi will announce the nominees for Animated Feature Film, Cinematography, Costume Design, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Song, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.

The nominations presented by John Krasinski and Cheryl Boone Isaacs for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Directing, Film Editing, Foreign Language Film, Original Score, Best Picture, Production Design, Visual Effects, Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay will follow.

The Oscars will be handed out on February 28.

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