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Hudson, Crowe to appear in Oscars tribute to musicals

Singer/actress Jennifer Hudson (L) and Chief Creative Officer of Sony Music Entertainment Clive Davis arrive at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party and salute to Antonio 'L.A.' Reid, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on February 9, 2013. UPI/Jim Ruymen

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Published: Feb. 20, 2013 at 4:20 PM

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Jennifer Hudson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman will help honor movie musicals of the last decade at Sunday's Oscars in Los Angeles.

Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks and Helena Bonham Carter will also participate in the segment, Oscars ceremony producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Wednesday.

"We are pleased to have been able to amass so much talent to create the celebration of musicals of the last decade that we envisioned," Zadan and Meron said in a statement. "We are thrilled that so many talented actors have agreed to bring our vision to life."

Topics: Neil Meron, Jennifer Hudson, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, Craig Zadan

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