But! If the 84th annual Academy Awards were part of a rebuilding year, then it's time to blow out all the stops for the 2013 Oscars. To wit: don't even entertain the thought of bringing Billy Crystal and his inappropriate Borscht Belt banter back for a tenth time; find some new(ish) blood.
Ahead, the 11 people the Academy Awards should consider to host the 2013 Oscars. Movies, now more than ever, y'all!
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The 84th annual Academy Awards will likely go down as a moderate success. After all, the telecast was the shortest in 30 years, earned better ratings than 2011, and happened ...
The 84th annual Academy Awards will likely go down as a moderate success. After all, the telecast was the shortest in 30 years, earned better ratings than 2011, and happened ...
So which is it? Did The Artist win because it was the safe, least-challenging, most-reassuring choice? Was it chosen because it was a nostalgic gimmick?
Give the blackface faux scandal a rest. Crystal has done this impersonation since his days on SNL. We're not talking Amos 'n' Andy here.
As for the list, Rogen is not made for hosting. Just a bad idea. However, Chris Rock could be good as would Hugh Jackman and/or Neil Patrick Harris. Watching Jimmy Fallon giggle his way through every punchline would be a nightmare
Jimmy_MO: Give the blackface faux scandal a rest. Crystal has done
People to host: Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Hanks, Octavia Spencer & Melissa McCarthy, Steve Carrell, Hugh Jackman & Anne Hathaway (most of last year's problems were not her fault), and maybe, in a few years, Emma Stone. The host needs to be able to ad-lib appropriately and keep things moving.
Billy Crystal makes good satiric movie montages, but his hosting abilities have really gone downhill over the years.
lauriemann: People to host: Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Hanks, Octavia Spencer &
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