The late-night host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Oscars after doing so in 2017 and 2018. Also, the Oscars will be hosted by David Niven, Conrad Nagel, Jerry Lewis, and Steve Martin. Among those who have hosted more than three times are Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, and Bob Hope.
On March 2, 2023, the Academy also unveiled the preliminary list of presenters for the 95th Oscars. Along with Deepika Padukone, Emily Blunt, Riz Ahmed, Dwayne Johnson, Glenn Close, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Connelly, Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Troy Kotsur, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Questlove, Zoe Saldaa, and Donnie Yen, the list also includes Jonathan Majors, Troy Kotsur, Melissa McCarthy, and Michael B. Jordan.
On Sunday, March 12, the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood will host the 2023 Oscars. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava will perform live renditions of SS Rajamouli's RRR song Naatu Naatu during the prestigious awards ceremony.
The upbeat dance song is up for an award in the Original Song category, competing against songs like "Lift Me Up" from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and "This Is A Life" from Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The 95th Academy Awards have announced the nominees for the Best Picture category, including some of the most anticipated movies of 2022, including All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Top Gun: Maverick, and The Banshees of Inisherin. The Oscar awards will be given out in 23 categories such as directing, acting, music, costume, design, editing, and makeup and styling.