Oscar presenters a galaxy of stars

Feb 23, 2007, 12:40 GMT

Jodie Foster, Queen Latifah and John Travolta have been announced as presenters at this year's Oscars.

The three stars will join a galaxy of stars, including Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks, Cate Blanchett, Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Jack Black and Jennifer Lopez, who will hand over the prestigious accolades at the Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday (25.02.07).

Foster has twice won the Best Actress Oscar for her performances in 'The Accused' in 1998 and 'The Silence of the Lambs' in 1991.

In 2002, singer-turned-actress Queen Latifah received her first Oscar nomination for her supporting role in 'Chicago'.

Travolta has been nominated twice in the Best Actor category for 'Saturday Night Fever' in 1977 and 'Pulp Fiction' in 1994.

US comic Ellen DeGeneres will host the event at the city's Kodak Theatre.

This year British actresses Dame Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Dame Helen Mirren have all been nominated for the Best Actress prize.

Also in the running are Penelope Cruz and Meryl Streep, whose 'Devil Wears Prada' performance has brought her nominations tally up to 14 - the greatest number for an actress in Oscar history.

Mirren's 'The Queen' is up for Best Picture, while the film's director Stephen Frears is also nominated.

Musical drama 'Dreamgirls' has eight nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Kate Hudson.

Once again, Martin Scorsese is up against Clint Eastwood for Best Director - whom he lost out to in 2004.

Both Scorsese's 'The Departed' and Eastwood's 'Letters From Iwo Jima' are also nominated for Best Picture.

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