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A new update Weds morning: Robert Downey Jr and the guys from “The Avengers” are presenting together…

Oscar update: ABC says it’s sold out all the ad spots for the Academy Awards show on February 24th. There’s a lot of anticipation of solid ratings because the nominated movies are all incredibly popular this year. Plus, Adele and Barbra Streisand are performing, with more names to come. Meanwhile, the Academy has announced that Meryl Streep, Jean DuJardin, Christopher Plummer, and Octavia Spencer are all presenting to the new winners this year. As my pal Scott Feinberg pointed out today on Twitter, Meryl Streep–our greatest actress– will likely present to our greatest actor–Daniel Day Lewis. How very cool!

Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. Friedman previously wrote the Intelligencer column at New York Magazine, He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of a film about R&B Music called “Only the Strong Survive,” which was released by Miramax in 2003 and was a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.