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Oscars: Robin Roberts Will Co-Host Pre-Show, Plus More Stars Added

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This is really great news: Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” will co-host ABC’s Oscar preshow on February 24th. Roberts has been recuperating from a bone marrow transplant. But she’s returning to “GMA” shortly. And now the Oscars have announced, and she has on Twitter, that Roberts will play some role on the show before the Academy Awards. Roberts says on Twitter that she can’t wait to co-host with Lara Spencer, Entertainment Weekly’s Jess Cagle, and actress Kristen Chenoweth. She will be a very welcome presence.

Meantime, Best Actress nominees Jennifer Lawrence (who I still think will and should win for “Silver Linings”) and the phenomenal Jessica Chastain have been added to the show as presenters. Also added: Ben Affleck, whose film, “Argo,” is nominated for Best Picture.

 

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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