John Cho And Leslie Mann To Host Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards

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Published on Saturday, 04 February 2017 22:02
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Actors John Cho and Leslie Mann will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. 

They will present 18 awards to 34 individual recipients, as well as five organizations, during the evening.

"We're so excited to have John and Leslie join us as hosts for this year's Scientific and Technical Awards," said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.  "It's one of our favorite, and most talked about, events each Oscar® season, and John and Leslie's humor and refreshing take on the honorees will be a perfect addition to a night where we celebrate our colleagues' groundbreaking scientific and technical achievements." 

Cho most recently starred in the summer blockbuster "Star Trek Beyond."  His other credits include "Grandma," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and "American Pie."  He also appeared in the 1999 Best Picture Oscar winner "American Beauty."

Mann can currently be seen starring alongside Robert De Niro in Taylor Hackford's "The Comedian."  Her feature film credits include "How to Be Single," "The Other Woman," "This Is 40" and "Knocked Up," as well as the animated features "Rio 2" and the Oscar-nominated "ParaNorman."

Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation will be included in the Oscar telecast.

The 89th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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