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Allison Williams, Riz Ahmed to announce Oscar nominations

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Allison Williams (pictured) and Riz Ahmed will announce the nominees for the 2023 Academy Awards. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Allison Williams (pictured) and Riz Ahmed will announce the nominees for the 2023 Academy Awards. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed will announce the nominees for the 2023 Academy Awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that Williams, 34, and Ahmed, 40, will host this year's Oscar nominations announcement ceremony.

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The event will take place Jan. 24 at Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif., and air live at 8:30 a.m. EST on Good Morning America, Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy's official Twitter, YouTube and Facebook accounts.

Meet your 2023 #OscarNoms hosts: Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed.

Join us on Tuesday, January 24th at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT. Nominations will be live streamed on https://t.co/8Zw5mDfBiO, https://t.co/5fKuh0ntHt, or on the Academy's Twitter, YouTube or Facebook. #Oscars95 pic.twitter.com/uQyJ9l48Zj— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 18, 2023

Williams is known for playing Marnie Michaels in the HBO series Girls. She has since starred in Get Out and the new horror film M3gan.

Ahmed and director Aneil Karia won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye in 2022. Ahmed has starred in such films as Rogue One, Venom and Sound of Metal.

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The 95th annual Academy Awards will take place March 12 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will host the ceremony for a third time.

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