Zhang Ziyi: Two-time Oscar Presenter

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi becomes the first Chinese invited to be an Oscar award presenter twice.

The Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger actress is in glittering company with other celebrity Oscar presenters at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre Sunday night, West Coast U.S. time (Monday morning in China).

Zhang Ziyi was among seven big-name presenters announced by organizers last Friday. The other newly announced presenters are Oscar winner Jack Nicholson, Brokeback Mountain Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Munich star Eric Bana, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Stiller and John Travolta.

Zhang Ziyi was a presenter at last year's Academy Awards.

(Shenzhen Daily March 6, 2006)