Oprah Winfrey to interview Help stars, Jonah Hill on Oscar special

Oprah Winfrey, Chairman, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, speaks during the OWN session at the 2011 Summer Television Critics Association Cable Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California July 29, 2011.

Oprah Winfrey is reviving her Oscar tradition on her network.

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will air "Oprah's Oscar Special" on Feb. 15 at 9 p.m. The two-hour special will see Winfrey interviewing "The Help" stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, as well as "Moneyball" star Jonah Hill. All three are up for Academy Awards this year.

OWN promises that the special will offer "revealing and intimate interviews, as only Oprah can capture, with the nominees as they prepare for Hollywoods biggest night."

Winfrey has hosted primetime Oscar specials before, albeit on ABC. The most recent one, in 2010, featured interviews with Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz, as well as James Cameron and the stars of "Avatar."

The 84th Annual Academy Awards will air on ABC on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

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