With the 83rd Oscar Ceremony a little over three months out, it appears now is as good as any for the committee to announce who’s hosting in February:
Anne Hathaway and James Franco.
Hathaway is about as bland a selection as it gets, but at least she’ll look good in the process. Franco’s been great for a while, and with his upcoming turn in Your Highness (if you haven’t, you need to see the trailer) and his highly acclaimed performance in 127 Hours, the Oscars are obviously riding the hot ticket(s).
So the perception here is that they are trying to “young up” the Oscars by going with two actors they feel best personifies the new-look Hollywood. If that’s their thinking it’s hard to fault the selection (even though I just did), but it would have been nice to have had Martin and Baldwin have another go at it.
The Oscars will air February 27th.
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Um, aren't these both likely nominees? It seems a bit strange to have two hosts who are also up for awards and if they fail to get nominated it might be even more awkward.
Agreed with #1. I doubt Hathaway gets nominated, but Franco might be pulling an awkward double-duty that evening. We'll see. Also, I'm aggrieved to find that the capcha is back….this post took me ELEVEN ATTEMPTS.
hathaway is bland? have you seen "rachel getting maried", or "brokeback mountain"? Are you sure you should be writing for a movie site? And despite "127 hours" and "pineapple express", franco acts like he has a stick up his ass
Hathaway is EXTREMELY bland. Sorry.
She's been awfully good about showing off the cans lately though. Not sure if that's an official Oscar credential.
So the girl with the incredible melting face and the guy who took heat from his alma mater for not being wanted as a commencement speaker, get to host the Oscars? On the upside, the ratings will be so low that they'll be begging Stewart to come back.
I've seen Rachel Getting Married and Brokeback Mountain. She's bland as bland can be. She's fucking homely. I know some of you have a homely fetish though. It's a weird choice though. I don't see anything "hosty" about the couple. Maybe that's a good thing. Maybe they'll cut back on the retarded musical productions and such (since Hugh turned them down) and focus on the movies. Then again, movies like Winters Bone expected to take out some awards, I guess America's rich vein of anti-intellectualism will open up and switch off their TV's in favour of something that awards their stupidity instead.
I bet you wouldn't mind if it was in YOUR FACE!
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@Tourist- do they let you have a computer in the insane asylum where you currently reside?
@Tourist — You're fully entitled to your opinion, sir. Just be aware that your opinion is =utterly= wrong.
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