Jennifer Lopez Gets Oscars Presenting Gig

Jennifer Lopez Gets Oscars Presenting Gig

J-Lo becomes second announced Academy Awards presenter, after cast of "Bridesmaids"

Published: January 30, 2012 @ 12:07 pm
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By Steve Pond

Jennifer Lopez now has a job presenting at the Oscars to go with her People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" honor.

Jennifer Lopez to present at Academy AwardsOn Monday, Oscar producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer named "American Idol" judge Lopez as the latest presenter at the 84th Academy Awards. The cast of "Bridesmaids" became the first announced presenters last week.

Lopez also has a movie career to go along with recording, judging and being beautiful. Her next film will be "What to Expect When You're Expecting"; and she has also appeared in "Out of Sight," "Selena," "Maid in Manhattan," "The Back-Up Plan" and "Monster-in-Law."

The 84th Oscars will take place on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Tags: Academy Awards, Awards, Brian Grazer, Don Mischer, Jennifer Lopez, oscars

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The Odds is an informed, bemused, skeptical and authoritative look at all aspects of the Academy Awards race. Steve Pond, author of the L.A. Times bestseller The Big Show, has been covering this particular circus for more than two decades, much of that time as the only reporter with full backstage and rehearsal access to the Oscar show.

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