Dave Bautista Appears At Academy Awards, Co-Presents Best Cinematography Award

Dave Bautista made an appearance at the 97th annual Academy Awards to co-present the award for Best Cinematography. The WWE alumnus and Dune star appeared during Sunday’s ceremony as one of five presenters for Best Cinematography, with each presenter representing one of the nominated films.

The presenters were Bautista (Dune: Part Two), Joe Alwyn (The Brutalist), Alba Rohrwacher (Maria), Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Perez), and Willem Dafoe (Nosferatu). The Brutalist won.

You can see our full Oscar report here.

Joe Alwyn, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista and Willem Dafoe presenting Best Cinematography at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/sWLZH8vLgc

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