Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Reese Witherspoon among CMA Awards presenters
Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman and international superstar Hugh Jackman, who are co-starring in the upcoming movie “Australia,” will present an award together on the 42nd Annual CMA Awards. The awards show will live from the Sommet Center in Nashville from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday on ABC.
Previously announced performers include co-hosts Brad Paisley and Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood, along with Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Brooks & Dunn (which includes Tulsan Ronnie Dunn), Kenny Chesney with The Wailers, the Eagles, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, James Otto, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, and a surprise performer.
Previously announced presenters include Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Oklahoma native Vince Gill, Julianne Hough, Heidi Newfield, Jake Owen, John Rich, Swift, Josh Turner, Jimmy Wayne, Lee Ann Womack, Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, and a surprise presenter.
“We are thrilled to have two of Hollywood’s biggest stars join us for ‘Country Music’s Biggest Night,’” said Tammy Genovese, Country Music Association chief executive officer, in a news release. “We know our fans and viewers will be excited to see Nicole and Hugh on the Awards.”
Kidman and Jackman’s movie “Australia,” will be in theaters on Nov. 26. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, “Australia” is an epic and romantic action adventure, set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. In it, an English aristocrat (Kidman) travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local (Jackman) and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. Together, they embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful, yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor. With his new film, Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.
Witherspoon first appeared on the CMA Awards in 2005, when she co-presented an Award with Joaquin Phoenix, her co-star in the Johnny Cash bio picture, “Walk the Line.” The actress, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in that movie, has also starred in “Legally Blonde,” “Rendition,” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” among others. Witherspoon, who was raised outside Nashville, will appear next in “Four Christmases,” due in theaters on Nov. 26.
“We are thrilled to have Reese return to the CMA Awards this year to honor the best in Country Music,” said Genovese, in another release.
Tickets for the 2008 CMA Awards are on sale now and can be purchased by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com or calling (615) 255-9600. Ticket prices begin at $110 for Bronze-level seating (upper level); $327.75 for Silver-level seating (club level); and $382.50 for Gold-level seating (lower level). All prices include sales tax but exclude applicable service/handling fees.
-BAM
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hugh Jackman is really good in this movie