Lifestyle Beauty & Style Red Carpet Style Tony Hawk Uses a Cane as He Walks the 2022 Oscars Red Carpet After Suffering Major Leg Injury Ahead of the Oscars, the iconic skateboarder joked that being asked to present "greatly" expedited his recovery By Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE. She have been working at PEOPLE for seven years. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. People Editorial Guidelines and Benjamin VanHoose Benjamin VanHoose Benjamin VanHoose is an Associate Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and breaking news for over five years. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 27, 2022 09:20PM EDT Tony Hawk is back in action at the Academy Awards, just weeks after suffering a major injury. The iconic skateboarder, 53, is a presenter at the 94th annual awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. He and wife Cathy Goodman walked the red carpet together wearing Gucci, and Hawk used a cane while having his photo taken. Hawk revealed he broke his femur while skating in early March, telling his followers that he expected recovery to be "much harder because of its severity (and my age)." Since then, he's updated fans on his recovery — and teased his Oscars gig. When his presenting role was first announced, Hawk tweeted, "If being in every Jackass movie, xXx, Police Academy 4 and Sharknado 5 doesn't qualify me to present at the Oscars, then your taste in movies needs readjusting." Jordan Strauss/AP/Shutterstock He added in another tweet, "(I'm presenting, btw)." Tony Hawk Suffers a Broken Femur, Says Recovery Will Be Hard 'Because of Its Severity' Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. He also reflected on his journey to Hollywood's biggest night in an Instagram post on Monday. Tony Hawk/Instagram Tony Hawk Gets Told That He Looks 'Like Tony Hawk' in Another Hilarious Fan Encounter "Exactly two weeks ago, I broke my femur in this very spot on my ramp. Here are some updates that have transpired during that time," wrote Hawk. He continued, "I have been invited to present an Oscar at the Academy Awards (!?), greatly expediting my wishful timeline for walking unaided. In other words, I don't plan to crutch my way across the stage. Hopefully you're not watching the 4K feed so you won't see me grimacing with each step. And thanks to Gucci for providing clothes to my wife and I for the occasion since we don't have a closet full of Oscar-appropriate apparel." The 2022 Oscars are airing Sunday from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on ABC. Watch PEOPLE & Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live: Hollywood's Biggest Night on PEOPLE.com, EW.com, PEOPLE and EW's YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as PeopleTV, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 27, 2022.