February 20, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Toni Thompson

Dolly Parton and Kathleen "Bird" York
to Perform at
78th Academy Awards®

Beverly Hills, CA —Academy Award nominees Dolly Parton and Kathleen "Bird" York will perform at the 78th Academy Awards, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Grammy Award-winning artist Parton will perform her nominated original song, "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica" (music and lyric by Dolly Parton).

York will perform "In the Deep," from the film "Crash," for which she is nominated for writing the music and lyric. (Her co-composer Michael Becker also is nominated for the music.) York's debut CD on EMI "Wicked Little High," which features "In the Deep," will be released February 21.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2005 will be presented on Sunday, March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST. A one-hour red carpet arrivals show will precede the telecast at 4 p.m. Information about the 78th Annual Academy Awards can be accessed on line at www.oscar.com.

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