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Affleck, Chastain, Davis among Oscar presenters

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Hollywood stars Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Kevin Hart, Shirley MacLaine, Chris Pine, Miles Teller and Naomi Watts will be presenters at this year's Oscars.

The Academy awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will take place on February 22.

Affleck, a two-time Academy Award winner, received an Original Screenplay Oscar for 'Good Will Hunting' and a Best Picture Oscar for 'Argo'. His most recent role was opposite Rosamund Pike in 'Gone Girl'.

Chastain has received two Oscar nominations, one for Best actress for 'Zero Dark Thirty' and another in the supporting actress category for 'The Help'.

Davis has been nominated for two Oscars, one for her supporting role in 'Doubt' and one for her leading role in 'The Help'.
 

Hart currently stars in the feature comedy 'The Wedding Ringer'.

MacLaine won an Oscar for her role in 'Terms of Endearment'.

Pine most recently appeared as Cinderella's Prince in 'Into the Woods' (2014).

Teller stars in the current Best Picture nominee 'Whiplash'.

Watts has twice been nominated for Actress in a Leading Role, for 'The Impossible' and '21 Grams'.

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First Published: Feb 12 2015 | 2:00 PM IST

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