March 21,  2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Jane LaBonte - (310) 247-3090

Beverly Hills, CA - Sarah Jessica Parker has been set by Oscar^® telecast producer Gil Cates to make her third appearance as a presenter.

Parker was last seen in David Mamet's comedy "State and Main" alongside Alec Baldwin and William H. Macy and she recently completed filming "Life Without Dick" opposite Harry Connick Jr.

On the small screen, Parker is shooting her forth season of the critically-acclaimed HBO series, "Sex and the City."

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2000 will be presented on March 25, 2001, at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. Sunday at the Oscars^® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. (PST), with a half-hour arrivals segment preceding the presentation ceremony. Information about the 73rd Academy Awards can be accessed on the Internet at <oscar.com>.