Oscars 2025: With only a month left for the biggest awards night, Hollywood stars Robert Downey Jr., Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy and Da&rsquo;Vine Joy Randolph were named as the first group of presenters for the official ceremony.&nbsp;
<h2>Oscars 2025: First round of presenters announced</h2>
Notably, these names are not random selection and all four presenters announced were previous year&rsquo;s winners. They all won a big award at the Academy Awards 2024. While Robert Downey Jr. won the best supporting actor Oscar last year for his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan&rsquo;s Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy, who played the titular character Robert Oppenheimer in the same film, won best actor.&nbsp;
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Joy Randolph won best supporting actress for her performance in The Holdovers, while Emma Stone took home best actress award for her role in Yorgos Lanthimos&rsquo; Poor Things.
Last year&rsquo;s Oscar win was extra special for both Robert Downey Jr and Cillian Murphy as these were their first Academy Awards win. This was Emma Stone&rsquo;s second Academy Award win. She had picked up best actress for La La Land in 2017.&nbsp;
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As for which of these actors will present which awards category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences often follows a format where past winners of a category present the award to the current nominees.
<h2>Oscars 2025: Host and Premiere Date</h2>
The Academy Awards 2025 will have Conan O&rsquo;Brien as host this year. The Oscars will air live on ABC and stream on Hulu on March 2. More presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Oscars 2025: With only a month left for the biggest awards night, Hollywood stars Robert Downey Jr., Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy and Da’Vine Joy Randolph were named as the first group of presenters for the official ceremony. Oscars 2025: First round of presenters announced Notably, these names are not random selection and all four presenters announced were previous year’s winners. They all won a big award at the Academy Awards 2024. While Robert Downey Jr. won the best supporting actor Oscar last year for his role as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy, who played the titular character Robert Oppenheimer in the same film, won best actor. Oscars 2025: When and where to watch the nominated films online Joy Randolph won best supporting actress for her performance in The Holdovers, while Emma Stone took home best actress award for her role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. Last year’s Oscar win was extra special for both Robert Downey Jr and Cillian Murphy as these were their first Academy Awards win. This was Emma Stone’s second Academy Award win. She had picked up best actress for La La Land in 2017. Oscars 2025 best song shortlist includes Indian artists Bickram Ghosh and Iman Chakraborty's songs As for which of these actors will present which awards category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences often follows a format where past winners of a category present the award to the current nominees. Oscars 2025: Host and Premiere Date The Academy Awards 2025 will have Conan O’Brien as host this year. The Oscars will air live on ABC and stream on Hulu on March 2. More presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Oscars 2025: Robert Downey Jr., Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy and Da’Vine Joy Randolph named presenters

The return of Robert Downey Jr to Marvel World is the major highlight of the&nbsp;year 2024. At the San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, Robert surprised every die-hard Marvel fan as he unmasked himself as Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom. This was&nbsp;something that no one saw coming. But, did you know that Spider-Man actor Tom Holland was already aware of Downey's return to the superhero world? However, he managed to keep it a secret.

Holland is the one in the Marvel world&nbsp;who has several times in the past&nbsp;ended up revealing major plot points even before the release. So this time, the actor made sure that he didn't ruin anything.

Speaking on the Rich Roll podcast, Holland said that it was&nbsp;'tough' to hide the secret. However, he still managed to do it.&nbsp;

Revealing that he had to ''stop doing press' to avoid revealing the secret. “I’ve been speaking to [Robert Downey Jr.] a lot, especially about him making his [Marvel] return, which is super exciting,'' the Uncharted actor said.

He added, “That was a tough secret to sit on because I have a reputation for ruining things, and I strategically have done no press.”

Robert, who played the role of Iron Man/Tony Stark, left the MCU world after Avengers: Endgame in 2019. However, now he's returning in a villainous avatar of Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.&nbsp;

On the same podcast, Holland also talked about Spider-Man 4, revealing that it ''needs work.''

Holland said: “One of the things is that, with Marvel, your film is a small cog in a large machine. That machine has got to keep running. You have to make sure you can fit into that timeline at the right time to benefit the bigger picture. That’s one of the challenges we’re facing.”

The return of Robert Downey Jr to Marvel World is the major highlight of the year 2024. At the San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, Robert surprised every die-hard Marvel fan as he unmasked himself as Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom.

The return of Robert Downey Jr to Marvel World is the major highlight of the year 2024. At the San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, Robert surprised every die-hard Marvel fan as he unmasked himself as Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom. This was something that no one saw coming. But, did you know that Spider-Man actor Tom Holland was already aware of Downey's return to the superhero world? However, he managed to keep it a secret. Holland is the one in the Marvel world who has several times in the past ended up revealing major plot points even before the release. So this time, the actor made sure that he didn't ruin anything. Speaking on the Rich Roll podcast, Holland said that it was 'tough' to hide the secret. However, he still managed to do it. Revealing that he had to ''stop doing press' to avoid revealing the secret. “I’ve been speaking to [Robert Downey Jr.] a lot, especially about him making his [Marvel] return, which is super exciting,'' the Uncharted actor said. He added, “That was a tough secret to sit on because I have a reputation for ruining things, and I strategically have done no press.” Robert, who played the role of Iron Man/Tony Stark, left the MCU world after Avengers: Endgame in 2019. However, now he's returning in a villainous avatar of Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. On the same podcast, Holland also talked about Spider-Man 4, revealing that it ''needs work.'' Holland said: “One of the things is that, with Marvel, your film is a small cog in a large machine. That machine has got to keep running. You have to make sure you can fit into that timeline at the right time to benefit the bigger picture. That’s one of the challenges we’re facing.”

Did you know Tom Holland already knew about Robert Downey Jr's MCU's return?

Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr, who shot to immense success and fame with his character Tony Stark, gets candid about his life after the release of the highly appreciated film 'Avengers: Endgame'. 
 
"I have not been forced to explore the new frontier of what is my creative and personal life after this. It's always good to get ahead of where you are about to be.&nbsp;It's always in the transitions between one phase and the next phase that people fall apart", he said. 
 
The actor has several projects coming up this year.&nbsp; 
 
Next&nbsp;January, Downey will be seen in&nbsp;'The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle', a potential franchise starter that underwent extensive reshoots earlier this year.&nbsp;He also has <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/sherlock-holmes-3-gets-a-new-director-robert-downey-jr-and-jude-law-to-reprise-roles-235374">'Sherlock Holmes 3'&nbsp;</a>due in December 2021. 
 
Downey also discussed how he is now in uncharted waters following the success of the MCU film. 
 
"There's always a dependency on something that feels like a sure thing. It's the closest I will ever come to being a trust fund kid," Downey said of his time with Disney's Marvel Studios. 
 
At some part of the time during his Marvel run, it might have appeared to his fans and viewers that his public persona has a resemblance to his character Tony Stark. 
 
"Initially, by creating and associating and synergising with Tony Stark and the Marvel Universe ... and being a good company man, but also being a little off kilter, being creative and getting into all these other partnerships, it was a time when ... what do they say? Owners start looking like their pets," said Downey. 
 
Therefore in order to maintain his own identity, the actor drew upon his theatrical training, which taught him the notion of "aesthetic distance from the characters you play." 
 
"I am not my work. I am not what I did with that studio. I am not that period of time that I spent playing this character," said Downey. 
 
"And it sucks because the kid in all of us wants to be like, 'No. It's always going to be summer camp and we're all holding hands and singing 'Kumbaya'," he concluded.

Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr, who shot to immense success and fame with his character Tony Stark, gets candid about his life after the release of the highly appreciated film 'Avengers: Endgame'.

Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr, who shot to immense success and fame with his character Tony Stark, gets candid about his life after the release of the highly appreciated film 'Avengers: Endgame'. "I have not been forced to explore the new frontier of what is my creative and personal life after this. It's always good to get ahead of where you are about to be. It's always in the transitions between one phase and the next phase that people fall apart", he said. The actor has several projects coming up this year. Next January, Downey will be seen in 'The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle', a potential franchise starter that underwent extensive reshoots earlier this year. He also has 'Sherlock Holmes 3' due in December 2021. Downey also discussed how he is now in uncharted waters following the success of the MCU film. "There's always a dependency on something that feels like a sure thing. It's the closest I will ever come to being a trust fund kid," Downey said of his time with Disney's Marvel Studios. At some part of the time during his Marvel run, it might have appeared to his fans and viewers that his public persona has a resemblance to his character Tony Stark. "Initially, by creating and associating and synergising with Tony Stark and the Marvel Universe ... and being a good company man, but also being a little off kilter, being creative and getting into all these other partnerships, it was a time when ... what do they say? Owners start looking like their pets," said Downey. Therefore in order to maintain his own identity, the actor drew upon his theatrical training, which taught him the notion of "aesthetic distance from the characters you play." "I am not my work. I am not what I did with that studio. I am not that period of time that I spent playing this character," said Downey. "And it sucks because the kid in all of us wants to be like, 'No. It's always going to be summer camp and we're all holding hands and singing 'Kumbaya'," he concluded.

Robert Downey Jr gets vocal about his life after 'Avengers: Endgame'

Scarlett Johansson was named the top-grossing actor of 2016 on Tuesday thanks to her roles in superhero movie &quot;Captain America: Civil War&quot; and Hollywood satire &quot;Hail Caesar.&quot;

Forbes said Johansson just edged out her &quot;Captain America&quot; co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey with box-office earnings of her second 2016 movie, &quot;Hail Caesar&quot;. Johansson&#39;s movies grossed a leading $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office this year, compared with $1.15 billion for &quot;Captain America: Civil War.&quot;

Released in May and featuring a conflict between Marvel comic book heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Ant Man, Walt Disney Co&#39;s &quot;Captain America&quot; was the biggest earner worldwide in 2016, according to data from Boxofficemojo.com.

Australian actress Margot Robbie, who enjoyed a break-out year, placed fourth with $1.1 billion thanks to roles in two Warner Bros movies &quot;Suicide Squad&quot; and &quot;The Legend of Tarzan.&quot;

The Forbes list was dominated by superhero and comic book movies, including &quot;Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice&quot; and &quot;Deadpool.&quot;

Britain&#39;s Felicity Jones entered the Forbes list for the first time, with roles in &quot;Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,&quot; thriller &quot;Inferno&quot; and magical children&#39;s story &quot;A Monster Calls.&quot; Jones came in ninth place with $805 million.Forbes made its calculations based on global ticket sales from the films of top Hollywood actors, but it did not count animated movies such as Disney&#39;s &quot;Finding Dory,&quot; the second biggest release of 2016 with $1.02 billion.

(Reuters)

Johansson just edged out her 'Captain America' co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey with box-office earnings of 'Hail Caesar'

Scarlett Johansson was named the top-grossing actor of 2016 on Tuesday thanks to her roles in superhero movie "Captain America: Civil War" and Hollywood satire "Hail Caesar." Forbes said Johansson just edged out her "Captain America" co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey with box-office earnings of her second 2016 movie, "Hail Caesar". Johansson's movies grossed a leading $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office this year, compared with $1.15 billion for "Captain America: Civil War." Released in May and featuring a conflict between Marvel comic book heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Ant Man, Walt Disney Co's "Captain America" was the biggest earner worldwide in 2016, according to data from Boxofficemojo.com. Australian actress Margot Robbie, who enjoyed a break-out year, placed fourth with $1.1 billion thanks to roles in two Warner Bros movies "Suicide Squad" and "The Legend of Tarzan." The Forbes list was dominated by superhero and comic book movies, including "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Deadpool." Britain's Felicity Jones entered the Forbes list for the first time, with roles in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," thriller "Inferno" and magical children's story "A Monster Calls." Jones came in ninth place with $805 million.Forbes made its calculations based on global ticket sales from the films of top Hollywood actors, but it did not count animated movies such as Disney's "Finding Dory," the second biggest release of 2016 with $1.02 billion. (Reuters)

Forbes names Scarlett Johansson top-grossing movie star of 2016

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Oscars 2025: Robert Downey Jr., Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy and Da’Vine Joy Randolph named presenters

Did you know Tom Holland already knew about Robert Downey Jr's MCU's return?

Robert Downey Jr gets vocal about his life after 'Avengers: Endgame'

Forbes names Scarlett Johansson top-grossing movie star of 2016