Meryl Streep To Present At The 84th Academy Awards Ceremony

Telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced lately that the two-time Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will also present at the Oscars 2012.

Meryl Streep, who is nominated for her lead performance in "The Iron Lady," has been nominated around 17 times – the maximum for any performer in Oscar history. She won a Supporting Actress Oscar in 1979 for her role in "Kramer vs. Kramer" and the Best Actress award in 1982 for her role in "Sophie's Choice." Streep will be seen onscreen next in "Great Hope Springs."

Streep joins a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters, including Halle Berry, Rose Byrne, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Michael Douglas, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Zach Galifianakis, Milla Jovovich, Ellie Kemper, Jennifer Lopez, Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig.

AMPAS Scraps Performances of Nominated Songs From 'Muppets' and 'Rio'

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(AMPAS) has planned to scrap the musical performances for 'Man or Muppet' and 'Real in Rio’ for the 2012 Academy Awards. 

Audiences will probably not witness "Man or Muppet" or "Real in Rio" being performed at the Oscars telecast this February 26. The music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has planned to pass over the musical performances of both Best Original Song nominees.

The decision, still, has yet to be sealed as producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer still have a work in progress. An authoritative source stated that the show is not locked yet.He also added that the decisions about this and other things continue to be evaluated by the team trying to produce the most engaging 3 hours possible.

If the decision to skip the Best Song nominees performance be signed, the audience will not witness Jason Segel having duet with Walter to sing the original soundtrack for "The Muppets" nor Sergio Mendes delivering the original song from "Rio".

"Man or Muppet" and "Real in Rio" are the lone two songs being nominated for this year's Best Original Song category at Oscars.