Keanu Reeves will present an Oscar at the upcoming 78th annual Academy Awards.

Producer Gil Cates yesterday announced that the Matrix star will join the ranks of celebrities to hand out awards at the ceremony in March. Also presenting honours will be Tom Hanks, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston.

The nominees were announced earlier this week, with the awards ceremony itself following on March 5.

Reeves can next be seen in The Lake House and A Scanner Darkly.