Trevor Noah will be on the Oscars stage for the 91st Academy Awards, joining the already announced Charlize Theron as a presenter.

The South African comedian Trevor Noah will be on the Oscars stage very early Monday morning South African time for the 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles, when he, together with a diverse group of other stars, will introduce the 8 Best Picture nominees.

Besides Trevor Noah, Charlize Theron has also already been announced earlier this month as one of the presenters for this year's Oscars ceremony that will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Trevor Noah is the presenter of The Daily Show on Comedy Central (DStv 122).

The producers of the 91st Academy Awards on Wednesday night in a statement said that Trevor Noah, Barbara Streisand, Serena Williams, Dana Carvey, Queen Latifah, Diego Luna, Mike Myers and some others will introduce the 8 Best Picture nominees during the ceremony.

"Movies connect us all," said producer Donna Gigliotti and producer-director Glenn Weiss in a statement from the Academy.

"They move us, and they create moments and memories that unite us. We are thrilled to assemble this well-known array of film lovers to introduce and share their reflections on the Best Picture-nominated movies."

The Oscars will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

The 91st Academy Awards will be broadcast on M-Net Movies Premiere (DStv 104) from 03:00 on Monday morning, 25 February, with a delayed broadcast later on the same day on M-Net (DStv 101) at 21:00.

M-Net doing another Oscars pre-show red carpet special set for 25 February from the 91st Academy Awards, this time with The Voice SA presenter Anele Mdoda.

M-Net will be doing another red carpet special from the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, this time with The new presenter of the third season of The Voice SA, Anele Mdoda who will do interviews from the 91st Annual Academy Awards that will be broadcast on M-Net Movies Premiere (DStv 104) on Monday 25 February.

The Red Carpet Special as a pre-show to this year's Oscars will be broadcast on M-Net Movies Premiere on Monday 25 February at 20:30. The 91st Academy Awards will be broadcast live on M-Net Movies Premiere at 03:00 on Monday 25 February, with a delayed broadcast on the same Monday night at 21:00 on M-Net (DStv 101).

"Hosting the red carpet for M-Net for one of the biggest awards shows in the world is an absolute highlight for me," says Anele Mdoda in a statement. 

"I have watched the Oscars every year and the most memorable moments for me were when Denzel Washington and Sandra Bullock won, and when Charlize won - and gave South Africa a shout out."

"This year I look forward to celebrating with the Black Panther cast as they head in with seven Oscar nods. We have to speak to Bradley Cooper and salute his directing for A Star Is Born, as well as his performance in it."

"We must also get Spike Lee - who has an honorary Oscar but has his first ever nomination as director for BlackKklansman. And then we hope to chat to Mahershala Ali who was nominated for Green Book and of course Glenn Close for The Wife. We also can't forget about Rami Malek and Bohemian Rhapsody! And then of course, there’s the fashion!"