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Morgan Freeman and John Legend Will Present at the Oscars

Actor Morgan Freeman attends the 15th annual Movies For Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel, Feb. 8, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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February 19, 2016, 4:14 PM

 -- A brand new batch of Oscars presenters were announced on Thursday, including the likes of Oscar winner Morgan Freeman.

Freeman, 78, and John Legend, along with J.J. Abrams, Sacha Baron Cohen and Henry Cavill, were announced in an official release from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Read: Oscars 2016: Complete List of Nominees

Quincy Jones, Lou Gossett Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Common, Russell Crowe, Steve Carrell, Tina Fey, Kerry Washington and a ton of others are already set to participate in the biggest night in Hollywood.

The full list of "Presenters and Performers" is at Oscars.org.

Oscar producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin also announced a special performance by Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl for the event, which will be hosted by Chris Rock.

Thursday's announcement was the fourth group of presenters announced.

“We’re thrilled to be joined by a movie icon, a filmmaking dynamo, a larger than life action hero, a master of satire and two world renowned music power-hitters," according to a statement released by the Academy on its website.

The 88th Academy Awards will air at 7 p.m. ET on Feb. 28, 2016 on ABC.

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