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• Vanessa Hudgens performed at the 81st annual Academy Awards ceremony with her High School Musical co-star Zac Efron, as well as with Mamma Mia! stars Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper, host Hugh Jackman and singer Beyonce.

  The ceremony was held on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California. She wore a floorlength gown with white highlights designed by the wife of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth date: December 14, 1988
  2. Birthplace: Salinas, California
  3. Height: 5'3"
  4. Performer at the 2009 telecast of the Academy Awards showE! Online: Pattison & Efron... (February 17, 2009)
  5. Performed a song and dance routine with Hugh Jackman, Beyonce, Amanda Seyfried and Zac Efron
  6. Baz Luhrmann directed the production number
  7. Is romantically linked with Zac Efron
  8. 2009 Academy Awards: February 22, 2009 at 8/7c
  9. Network: ABC
  10. 2009 host: Hugh Jackman
  11. Venue: Kodak Theatre in downtown Hollywood

• Performers

  In early February 2009, some of the performers for the 81st Academy Awards presentation were leaked on the Internet. Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Beyonce were said to be involved in an elaborate song and dance routine, with the possible addition of Dominic Cooper and Anne Hathaway.Just Jared: Anne Hathaway To Open... (February 18, 2009)

  Peter Gabriel was to perform his Oscar-nominated song "Down To Earth," from the animated film Wall-E, but pulled out because the producers would only allow a portion of the song to be sung in a medley.Telegraph: Peter Gabriel Pulls Out... (February 16, 2009) ABC was hoping that by securing younger performers, they would gain additional interest in the show, after a record-breaking low of 32 million viewers in the previous year.MTV: Will Zac Efron...(February 18, 2009)

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