Oscar Winners Halle Berry and Whoopi Goldberg Lead Latest Group of 2025 Oscars Presenters Announced

(L-R) Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg.Photo:Presley Ann/Getty; Nina Westervelt/Getty Presley Ann/Getty; Nina Westervelt/Getty The2025 Oscarsjust got an extra ounce of star power. As the 97th annual Academy Awards approaches, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced a new batch of presenters on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Halle Berryis the first to join the already-impressivelist of presentersthat includes 2024 Oscar winnersRobert Downey Jr.,Cillian Murphy,Da’Vine Joy RandolphandEmma Stone. Berry, 58, previouslywon Best Actressfor her role in 2001’sMonster’s Ballat the74th Academy Awards.

Oscar-Winning Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie Stripped of Her Order of Canada Honor After Indigenous Heritage Scandal

Buffy Sainte-Marie in 2022.Photo:Unique Nicole/Getty Unique Nicole/Getty Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her prestigious Order of Canada appointment, more than one year after a scandal that found the singer allegedly lied about her Indigenous heritage. TheToronto Starwas the first to report the news. Known for her songs of activism including “Universal Soldier” and “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone,” Sainte-Marie, 83, was once considered to be the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar for co-writing the song “Up Where We Belong” for the 1982 filmAn Officer and a Gentleman, according toCBC, which first investigated Sainte-Marie’s alleged lies about her ethnicity in 2023.

Oscars Flashback: Naomie Harris Thought ‘Thank God’ When She Didn't Win forMoonlight(Exclusive)

Naomie Harris at the Oscars in 2017.Photo:VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Ahead of Sunday’s 2025 Oscars,PEOPLEis looking back at past ceremonies and sharing behind-the-scenes stories from Hollywood’s most prestigious event. WhenNaomie Harrisattended the 2017 Oscars as a Best Supporting Actress nominee forMoonlight, she didn’t have a speech prepared. “Because Viola Davis, up to that point, had won everything going. So I was like, ‘Viola’s going to win,’” Harris, now 48, recalls thinking of theFencesstar, who swept awards season.

Oscars Flashback: Sophia Loren Missed Her Best Actress Win at the 1962 Ceremony to Stay Home and Make Sauce

Sophia Loren in 1965 (left) and with her Oscar (right) after winning best actress in 1962.Photo:Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty; Hulton Archive/Getty Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty; Hulton Archive/Getty Ahead of the 2025 Oscars,PEOPLEis looking back at past ceremonies and sharing behind-the-scenes stories from Hollywood’s most prestigious event. Sophia Lorenmade history when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1962, becoming the first performer to win for a foreign language role.

Oscars Nominations Delayed Again Due to L.A. Fires, Ceremony Still Set for March

Oscars.Photo:Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty The timeline leading up to theOscarsis shifting in response to thewildfires that continue to devastate Hollywood and the Southern California area. Due to the impact of the fires, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday, Jan. 13 that its schedule of events this award season will be reconfigured. The nominations voting period is now extended through Friday, Jan. 17. The announcement of the nominations (originally scheduled for this Friday, Jan.