Marcia Gay Harden to Make First Oscar Show Presenter Appearance

Beverly Hills, CA -Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden will make her first 
appearance as a presenter at the 74th Academy Awards, producer Laura Ziskin announced today.

Harden received her first Academy Award nomination last year at the 73rd Academy Awards, 
and won the Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of Lee Krasner, the artist wife of 
abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock, in "Pollock."  She currently co-stars in 
the CBS Television series, "The Education of Max Bickford," and starred in last summer's 
Central Park presentation of "The Seagull," directed by Mike Nichols.  Harden's other film 
credits include "Space Cowboys," "Meet Joe Black," "The Spitfire
Grill" and "Miller's Crossing."

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2001 will be presented on Sunday, March 
24, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland(R) and televised live by the ABC 
Television Network beginning at 5:30 p.m. (PST).  A half-hour arrival segment will precede 
the presentation ceremony at 5 p.m.

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