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Jesse Eisenberg, Paul Rudd, Zoe Saldana, Mia Wasikowska to Be Spirit Award Presenters

Paul Rudd
(© Tristan Fuge)
Paul Rudd
(© Tristan Fuge)

Stage stars Jesse Eisenberg and Paul Rudd, along with film stars Zoe Saldana and Mia Wasikowska, will present at this year’s Spirit Awards, according to a report on EW.com. Joel McHale will host the ceremony which will be held on February 26 at 2pm at the beach in Santa Monica and broadcast the same day on IFC at 10:00pm ET/PT.

As previously reported, the performers nominated in the Best Female Lead category are Annette Bening (The Kids Are Alright), Greta Gerwig (Greenberg), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole) Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Michelle Williams (Blue Velvet). The roster of nominees in the Best Male Lead category also includes Ronald Bronstein (Daddy Longlegs), Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole), James Franco (127 Hours), John C. Reilly (Cyrus), and Ben Stiller (Greenberg).

Ashley Bell, Dale Dickey, John Hawkes, Samuel L. Jackson, Allison Janney, Bill Murray, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Mark Ruffalo and Naomi Watts have also all been nominated in the supporting categories.


The five films which will compete for Best Feature are 127 Hours, Black Swan, Greenberg, The Kids Are All Right and Winter’s Bone.