This Article is From Feb 02, 2016

Stop Press. Priyanka Chopra Will be Presenting at the Oscars This Year

Stop Press. Priyanka Chopra Will be Presenting at the Oscars This Year

Priyanka Chopra photographed at SAG Awards 2016. (Image courtesy: AFP)

New Delhi: India will have a really good reason to wake up early on Monday, February 29 to watch the Oscars - actress Priyanka Chopra will be on the red carpet as one of the presenters at Hollywood's biggest night.

The Academy revealed that Priyanka would be in the presenting line-up on Twitter:
 

Priyanka will be in good company - Ryan Gosling, Charlize Theron, Steve Carell, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon and Julianne Moore will also present. The actress is thrilled:
 

Priyanka Chopra, 33, has made international headlines with her headlining role on American TV show Quantico, winning a People's Choice Award for her performance as FBI trainee Alex Parrish. Priyanka, currently filming season 2 of the show, was spotted on the red carpet of the SAG Awards last weekend, wearing a Monique Lhuillier dress. (Also Read: Priyanka Chopra Adds Heat and Glamour to the SAG Awards Red Carpet)

Back home, she was last seen in 2015 hit Bajirao Mastani, for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She next stars as a cop in Prakash Jha's Jai Gangaajal.

The Oscars will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock on the evening of February 28, which is early morning on February 29 for India.
 
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