Meet Randy Thomas, the voice of the Oscars

Los Angeles Times

In 1993, Thomas made history as the first woman to serve as the live announcer for the Academy Awards. Sunday marks her ninth time serving as the ceremony's "disembodied voice," working in a production truck behind the Dolby Theatre. Thomas, who describes her "Oscars voice" as "smooth yet elegant," says "I am there to make everyone who I am introducing seem like they’re the most important person in the world at that moment." She adds: "My job, as I see it, is to move the show forward in a timely yet elegant fashion. That’s really my job: to deliver my lines in a way that will keep the show moving and hopefully gain them a little bit of time by the end of the show."