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Could Billy Crystal return as Academy Awards host?
hitfix.com - 10/19/2009
Could Billy Crystal return as Academy Awards host?
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If it's the middle of October and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hasn't announced either a show producer or host for the upcoming ceremony people are going to start whispering. In fact, a very small group of people -- some of them Academy members -- are going to get a wee bit ...
Oscar Can't Always Get What He Wants
deadline.com - 10/17/2009
Oscar Can't Always Get What He Wants
— deadline.com — I've learned that the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences board of governors wanted a complete... do-over of last year's Oscar broadcast that broke a string of low, lower, lowest TV ratings. I've already reported that AMPAS went to Larry Mark ... Oscar Can't Always Get What He Wants

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Hugh Jackman Birthday Man!
knockedupcelebs.com - 10/13/2009
Hugh Jackman Birthday Man!
— knockedupcelebs.com — Hugh Jackman spent his 41st birthday yesterday with his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness , and kids, Oscar ,... 9, and Ava , 3. It looks like everyone had a fun time in New York. Ava looks like she had so much fun that she just wanted to sleep. Hugh Jackman Birthday Man!

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Hugh Jackman Back as Oscar Host?
getthebigpicture.net - 10/19/2009
Hugh Jackman Back as Oscar Host?
— getthebigpicture.net — This past year's Academy Awards posted a slight increase in viewership over the 2008 vintage. It is... claimed by many that the numbers would have been even larger if The Dark Knight had been nominated for more awards. That argument gains more weight with AMPAS' recent decision to expand the Best ... Hugh Jackman Back as Oscar Host?

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Will Billy Crystal return as Oscar host?
Oh No They Didn't! — ... the two-time Oscar winner has never been a "movie star" per se, but when he's not playing a serial killer the public generally finds Spacey quite charming thanks to his numerous appearances on the talk show circuit. Like Jackman, he has a theatrical background to give the show some pop, but he won't broaden the TV audience like Mr. Wolverine did. Moreover, whether he'd even take the time off from his gig running London's Old Vic theatre remains to be seen.   Source

10/20 Oscarweb Round-up
In Contention — ... Knegt writes up a list of honest-to-God Oscar underdogs, but where’s Tom Hardy? [indieWIRE] • Peter Bart and Michael Fleming go back and forth on the new Oscar paradigm. [BF Deal Memo] • Francis Ford Coppola chimes in with cheery news: “The cinema as we know it is falling apart.” [Bloomberg] • Gregory Ellwood dips his toes in Oscarcast producer/host speculation. [Awards Campaign] • Steve Pond takes the Oscar temperature of ...

The Defamer Guide to Saving the Oscars
Gawker: defamer — ... in showbiz, that with a mere 138 days until showtime, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences still hasn't decided on a helmer for the trophy trot. ...

The Defamer Guide to Saving the Oscars [Academy Awards]
Gawker — ... in showbiz, that with a mere 138 days until showtime, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences still hasn't decided on a helmer for the trophy trot. ...

Who the Hell is Driving This Boat??
We Are Movie Geeks — ... Gregory Ellwood ‘Inside Awards Season’ article over at HitFix, while wanting to see someone new at the Kodak Theatre this year, ponders “Could Billy Crystal return as Academy Awards Host?” He mentions that the “8-time host wants another go at it.” ...

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