Oprah Winfrey to Host Oscar Special

Winfrey will both host and produce the special, entitled "The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special", which will be televised on February 22.  The 79th annual Oscar Awards will take place on Sunday, February 25.

The hour-long special will present Oscar winners such as Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and Jamie Foxx conducting one-on-one interviews with the star of their choice.

Julia Roberts will be interviewing George Clooney at his Los Angeles home.  Nicole Kidman will meet Russell Crowe at the Bevery Hills Hotel for their first televised appearance together.  Jamie Foxx chose to interview actor Sidney Poitier, and will sit down with the star on the very stage where he won his Oscar for the 1963 performance in Lilies of the Field.

"The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special" will be produced by Harpo Productions, and will not interfere with the Barbara Walters Oscar Special.  Walters’ guests have not yet been revealed for this year’s special.  Last year she interviewed George Clooney and Jamie Foxx.