Let out that sigh of relief: Zendaya will be an attendance at the 2024 Academy Awards.
The actress, whose Dune: Part Two arrives in North American theaters this Friday, is among the first crop of Oscar presenters announced by ABC on Monday morning. She’ll be joined by reigning performance winners Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh. Additionally, Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer are set to appear.
There will be more talent to join the telecast over the coming two weeks, as the Oscars are slated to air live on Sunday, March 10, at a new and slightly earlier hour of 7 p.m. E.T. (4 p.m. on the West Coast).
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Zendaya’s absence from the previous year’s Oscars prompted questions on social media and even a few think pieces, but the actress had neither a nominated project in play nor any film releases on deck. That said, her red carpet looks tend to dominate coverage any time she appears at an awards show.
The 27-year-old Emmy-winning Euphoria star has a lot going on a the moment. She’s been on an international press tour for Dune alongside co-star Timothée Chalamet. And, after a SAG-AFTRA-strike related delay for her Luca Guadagnino-directed feature Challengers, she’ll have another feature in theaters come spring. The second trailer of Challengers dropped last week, ahead of its April 26 premiere.
As for the Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel is again returning as host, with showrunner Raj Kapoor serving as executive producer alongside Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.
