Previous winners Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto and more return to present 2015 Oscars

The Oscar winners are back

Published 5th Feb 2015

Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey and Lupita Nyong’o, last year’s Oscar winners in a variety of categories, will return to present at this year’s awards ceremony.

“The great tradition of having the previous year’s Oscar-winning best actors and actresses in all four categories happily continues this year with the amazing quartet of Cate, Jared, Matthew and Lupita," said Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the show’s producers.

"We’re thrilled to have them back!”

Blanchett has been nominated for six Oscars and has won two, including last year’s award for 'Blue Jasmine'. Her previous win was for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2004 film ‘The Aviator’.

She also received leading actress nominations for ‘Elizabeth’ (1998) and ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’ (2007), and supporting actress nominations for ‘Notes on a Scandal’ (2006) and ‘I’m Not There’ (2007).

Last year, Jared Leto won the Oscar for Actor in a Supporting Role and Matthew McConaughey for Actor in a Leading Role, both for ‘Dallas Buyer’s Club’.

Lupita Nyong’o took home the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for '12 Years a Slave'.

The 87th Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, are held on Sunday 22nd February and will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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