<p>The Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help hand out statuettes. </p>
<p>They’ll be joined by the likes of Don Cheadle, Renee Zellweger, Regina King, Joaquin Phoenix, Rita Moreno, Laura Dern, Zendaya, Angela Bassett, Bryan Cranston, Marlee Matlin and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/75ca3451d6974bfa1228025fa4790be2#:~:text=LOS%20ANGELES%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20In,history%20of%20the%20Academy%20Awards.">last year’s best director winner Bong Joon Ho</a>, the show’s producers said Monday. </p>
<p>“In keeping with our awards-show-as-a-movie approach, we’ve assembled a truly stellar cast of stars,” said producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh in a statement. “There’s so much wattage here, sunglasses may be required.”</p>
<p>After delaying two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Oscars are forging ahead with an <a href="https://apnews.com/article/oscars-2021-no-zoom-sweatshirts-35863908c7f5e02c73c8955ce01116d4">in-person show at Los Angeles’ Union Station</a>. It’ll be a scaled back affair, with only presenters, nominees and their guest in attendance, but the producers are working to make it a must-see event amid <a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-television-coronavirus-pandemic-grammy-awards-e2dcb1700145bafcbb33407b65a3ecea">critically low ratings for other awards shows during the pandemic</a>. More talent will be announced in the coming weeks. </p>
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<a href="https://oscars.org/">The 93rd Oscars</a> will be broadcast live on ABC on April 25 at 8 p.m. Eastern.</p>
