Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence will announce the Best Actress Oscar winner Sunday night, while Oscar winner Jane Fonda and Helen Mirren willpresent Best Actor.
Traditionally, the previous year’s acting winners present the same categories for the opposite gender at the Oscars.
But in January, it was revealed that last year’s Best Actor winner Casey Affleck had withdrawn from this year’s ceremony, due to sexual harassment lawsuits he had previously settled with the producer and cinematographer of his 2010 film “I’m Still Here.”
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The move to enlist women for the lead acting presentations comes in the wake of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements that took center stage this awards season, calling attention to sexual misbehavior, gender inequality and power dynamics, among other issues
There will be a moment on the show for the Time’s Up organization, which launched a legal defense fund–currently north of $21 million–for those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace.
