Oprah and Friends Front New Oscars Special
ABC has inked a deal for
Oprah Winfrey to host her own pre-Oscars interview special,
Variety reports. Whereas Barbara Walters does the Q&Aing herself on her own annual chitchats, Oprah has recruited Academy Award winners
Julia Roberts,
Nicole Kidman and
Jamie Foxx to each interview an Oscar winner they admire.
Ergo, the Pretty Woman will gab with BFF
George Clooney, Kidman will kibbitz with fellow Aussie
Russell Crowe, and Foxx will sit down with
Sidney Poitier.
This special - which surely will feature "Oprah Winfrey Presents" somewhere in its title - will air Feb. 22 at 10 pm/ET, three days before this year's Oscars.
