Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks 83rd Academy Awards Presenters

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards are just 17 days from Thursday, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are sending out press release after press release announcing presenters. So, now, with a good critical mass of names, and more to come, here's who's going to say "and the Oscar goes to" on Sunday night: Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, and performing (and in some cases presenting too) will be Zachary Levi, Alan Menken, Mandy Moore, Randy Newman, Gwyneth Paltrow, A.R. Rahman and Florence + The Machine.

Since Tom Hanks is a Member of the Board of Governors of AMPAS, it's a fair bet he'll reprise his 2010 role in naming who gets the Oscar Best Picture Award.  As to who else is slotted where, I'm going to bet that Nicole Kidman's going to be involved in one of the "best" award categories.

But with that, there's still 17 days, more names, and still not a lot of color.  It would be nice to see AMPAS fearlessly attack this problem.

Of course, there's a lot we don't know; just because AMPAS asks a celeb to present or perform doesn't mean the person's going to do it.

But sill, we can wish for: Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, John Cho, Halle Berry, Tyler Perry, Sidney Poitier, Zoe Saldana, and Jennifer Lopez.

Stay tuned.