February 2, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:  Toni Thompson – (310) 247-3090

George Clooney
to Present at
79th Academy Awards®

George Clooney

Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award®-winning actor George Clooney will be a presenter at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Laura Ziskin announced today.

Last year, Clooney took home his first Oscar® for his supporting performance in “Syriana” and received two nominations for directing and co-writing “Good Night, and Good Luck.” He can currently be seen in “The Good German” and will be seen next in “Ocean’s Thirteen.” Clooney’s other film credits include “Ocean’s Twelve,” “Intolerable Cruelty,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” “The Perfect Storm,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “Three Kings.”

Clooney will join fellow presenters Cameron Diaz, Eva Green and Hugh Jackman.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®.

The Oscars® will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour red carpet arrivals segment, “The Road to the Oscars.”

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