New Oscar Presenters: Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron and "Twilight" co-stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner have joined the lineup at the Academy Awards.

Oscar organizers announced Monday that "Hannah Montana" star Cyrus, "High School Musical" co-star Efron and Stewart and Lautner will be presenters at the awards show March 7.

They are four of Hollywood's biggest rising stars, bringing some youth appeal to the Oscars, whose overseers are trying to boost the show's TV ratings.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences previously announced that Sean Penn, Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz, who won acting Oscars a year ago, will present honors this time around.

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Comments

[PlanZ]

11:20 AM on 02/23/2010

"The Oscars Go Tween"

Seriously? Tween? These people aren't 10-13; three of them can legally drink. I'm glad that everyone holding up debt signs in college is a tween.

Now if the title said "Oscars Go To Crappy Actors Who Feed on Tweens." you would be correct.

[Louisknyc]

09:50 AM on 02/23/2010

Well someone's got to explain the rules, perhaps present "live action short"..or some such award.

[uglygnome]

08:57 AM on 02/23/2010

The newest crop of untalented tweeners.

[FloridaLAW]

08:20 AM on 02/23/2010

I guess that's liberal Hollywood's hypocritical version of diversity.

[Phxflyer]

01:18 PM on 02/23/2010

How, exactly, is it hypocritical?

[hottingers]

07:14 AM on 02/23/2010

What? No cast of the Jersey Shore?

[levoyageur]

09:43 AM on 02/23/2010

bwahahha.. we want snoki!

[WakingLife]

06:36 AM on 02/23/2010

I can take or leave these kids. It doesn't bother me that they're presenting.

I'm watching b/c Alec Baldwin is hosting. :D

[Scytherius]

01:56 AM on 02/23/2010

I say get Mr. Ed in there so they horses will watch.

[calzada]

01:46 AM on 02/23/2010

I thought the presenters usually have a history of success in the field that they are presenting. ABC is dying for ratings, trying to get toddlers and teens to watch the Oscars.

[mheister]

01:29 AM on 02/23/2010

Anyone here making fun of Taylor Lautner's face should take a look at photos of Tom Cruise from around the same age. Lautner's got that same thing going on with the eyes & eyebrows.

[Bigredhunk]

02:46 AM on 02/23/2010

Except Cruise had talent.

[Phxflyer]

01:20 PM on 02/23/2010

When? He peaked with Risky Business.

[roger37]

12:52 AM on 02/23/2010

Who's the kid with the little, slitty eyes and the outsized chin?

[mheister]

01:14 AM on 02/23/2010

Um, he's a multi-millionaire who can pull like mad if he felt like it. You?

[Michael Hart]

12:24 AM on 02/23/2010

The only reason i clicked on this article was to post this comment: The Academy Awards lost ALL credibility when "Crash" won best picture. Period.

[LiberalScoop]

12:32 AM on 02/23/2010

To each his own, I guess. I thought it was very good, but I'm not aware of too many excellent movies that came out that year. My vote would be "Seven Pounds" with Wil Smith. THAT'S an amazing movie.

[thundermummy]

08:18 AM on 02/23/2010

Years before this incident I'm afraid.

[Josh Sezer]

11:24 PM on 02/22/2010

Maybe I'm just being silly, but Zac Efron seems to be the only one who might have a successful acting career. Also he seems the most normal.

[thundermummy]

08:20 AM on 02/23/2010

I feel the same way. I never would have given him a second thought (only knew who he was because of High School Musical but never actually saw him) then caught him on SNL and thought he was pretty good.

[Dottedvoile]

11:17 PM on 02/22/2010

maybe they'll add a small box a nerds, a pair of sketchers, fruit striped gum, and the latest milton bradley game to the gift bags! who know's, maybe someone will win a trip to univeral stuidos!!

[G671]

11:15 PM on 02/22/2010

Miley Cyrus.... umm... why?? Ditto for Kristen Stewart.

[cameron d]

10:04 PM on 02/22/2010

Oh boy, colour me excited.