Actors Clark Gregg, Jason Schwartzman and Quvenzhané Wallis and director Kimberly Peirce have been tapped to present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 40th Student Academy Awards on Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Hosted by 1978 Student Academy Award winner Bob Saget, the awards ceremony is the culmination of a week of industry activities that the Academy is hosting for the 16 student filmmakers from the U.S. and abroad who have been selected as winners this year.
Gregg will next be seen in Joss Whedon's "Much Ado about Nothing," opening Friday. Gregg's other credits include "The Avengers," "Iron Man" and "Trust Me," which he also wrote and directed. He will be reprising his role as Agent Coulson in Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," premiering this fall on ABC. Schwartzman was most recently seen in the 2012 feature "Moonrise Kingdom." His other acting credits include "The Darjeeling Limited" and "Rushmore." He will next be seen in "Saving Mr. Banks," directed by John Lee Hancock, scheduled to be released later this year. Wallis earned a 2012 Oscar nomination for Actress in a Leading Role for "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Her upcoming projects include the title role in the remake of "Annie," scheduled to be released in 2014. Peirce has written and directed such films as "Stop-Loss" and "Boys Don't Cry." Her next film is the remake of "Carrie," due out later this year.Videos