{"id":20022,"date":"2021-04-23T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20022"},"modified":"2021-04-23T15:15:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:15:31","slug":"riz-ahmed-and-viola-davis-to-join-93rd-oscarsr-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/23\/riz-ahmed-and-viola-davis-to-join-93rd-oscarsr-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Riz Ahmed and Viola Davis to Join 93rd Oscars(R) Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmed and Davis round out the previously announced lineup that includes Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Bong Joon Ho, Don Cheadle, Bryan Cranston, Laura Dern, Harrison Ford, Regina King, Marlee Matlin, Rita Moreno, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Ren\u00e9e Zellweger and Zendaya.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19819\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/oscars-generic-img.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/oscars-generic-img.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/oscars-generic-img-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oscar(R) nominees Riz Ahmed and Viola Davis are joining the ensemble cast slated to present at the 93rd Oscars(R), show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher, and Steven Soderbergh announced today. &#8220;<strong><em>The Oscars<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; will air live on Sunday, April 25, on ABC.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1049399786\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled Viola and Riz have joined our cast. Even though they are nominees, we really felt they needed to be a part of our Oscar ensemble,&#8221; said Collins, Sher, and Soderbergh.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed and Davis round out the previously announced lineup that includes Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Bong Joon Ho, Don Cheadle, Bryan Cranston, Laura Dern, Harrison Ford, Regina King, Marlee Matlin, Rita Moreno, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Ren\u00e9e Zellweger, and Zendaya.<\/p>\n<p><em>The 93rd Oscars<\/em> will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby(R) Theatre at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center(R) in Hollywood, and international locations via satellite. &#8220;<em>Oscars: Into the Spotlight<\/em>&#8221; will air live on ABC at 6:30PM EDT\/3:30PM PDT. &#8220;<em>The Oscars<\/em>&#8221; will be televised live on ABC at 8PM EDT\/5PM PDT and in more than 200 territories worldwide. &#8220;Oscars: After Dark&#8221; will immediately follow the Oscars show.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE ACADEMY<\/p><div id=\"morty-1771072051\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 10,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers, and executives working in film. 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