Chris Evans, Brie Larson and 11 others to present awards at Oscars 2019

■ Daniel Craig, Chris Evans among presenters

Los Angeles: Actors Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Brie Larson are among the Hollywood A- listers who will be presenting awards at the Oscars 2019.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) announced the first list of stars which also includes Awkwafina, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson, and Constance Wu.

Oscar producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss said in a statement that more names will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

“The Oscar nominees have generated tremendous worldwide attention through their captivating stories, achievements ◗ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the first list of stars which includes Awkwafina, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Lopez

and performances,” Gigliotti and Weiss said.

“We want to give the public an opportunity to once again experience the moments that have moved us all. It is a celebration of our universal love of movies,” they added.

The Oscars also announced that Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic will perform during the “In Memoriam” segment of the award ceremony. Earlier, the Academy had Daniel Craig

said that the ceremony will feature musical performances of the five original song nominees.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will be performing on Shallow, from their film A Star Is Born, while When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs will be performed by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Jennifer Hudson will take the stage for the Diane Warren- penned “I’ll Fight” from documentary RBG.