Posted: Thu., Feb. 25, 1993, 11:00pm PT

Oscar watch

By Variety Staff

Andie MacDowell has been added to the list of presenters for the 65th annual Academy Awards, her first Oscarcast appearance.

Also, Sheila Benson, Hal Kanter and Buz Kohan have been named to write the show, being produced by Gilbert Cates. This will be the first Oscar show for Benson, who was a Los Angeles Times film critic from 1981 to 1991. It's the 23rd Oscarcast for Kanter and the fifth for Kohan -- and his third consecutive pairing with Kanter.