Firth, Portman, Bale, Leo to present at Sunday's Oscars

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Firth, Portman, Bale, Leo to present at Sunday's Oscars

The Associated Press Published Thursday, February 23, 2012 4:40PM EST

Natalie Portman accepts the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for 'Black Swan' at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP / Mark J. Terrill)

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LOS ANGELES - All four acting winners from last year's Academy Awards are returning to this weekend's Oscars as presenters.

Organizers say Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo will be there to hand out awards Sunday.

Last year's lead-acting prizes went to Firth for "The King's Speech" and Portman for "Black Swan." Bale and Leo won the supporting honours for "The Fighter."

Among this season's contenders are lead performers George Clooney for "The Descendants," Viola Davis for "The Help," Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady" and Jean Dujardin for "The Artist."

The supporting favourites are Octavia Spencer for "The Help" and Christopher Plummer for "Beginners."