Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Foxx, who walked through the doors Jones opened, paid tribute to the legendary music man.
Next year's Academy Awards are set to air live on March 2.
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The actor won the Best Actor Academy Award earlier this year for his role in Christopher Nolan's
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The star of 'Elle', 'The Piano Teacher' and 'Heaven's Gate' has no time for the people who review her work
Plus, in a new rule change, the shortlist for best original score will jump from 15 to 20 scores this year.
All four have received acting nods in the past.
"And when I see an actor I don
The hosts were, respectively, Johnny Carson, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel in the years the show won the award.
