Ricky Gervais gets 2009 Oscar buzz -- as potential host

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Who will host the 2009 Oscars?
Published 9/24/2008 by Korina Lopez at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
... Could it be Ricky Gervais? That's what's being heard through the grapevine. Although Sunday night's Emmy awards show landed low ratings and lots of criticism, Gervais' appearance generated giggles and even more buzz about the British comic getting tapped for this year's Oscars hosting duties. Stay tuned, we'll keep you posted . (Photo by Kevin Winter, Getty Images)

Maybe Ricky Gervais Actually Will Host an Awards Show!
Published 9/24/2008 at Vulture
... After single-handedly saving the Emmys from being completely atrocious on Sunday night, Ricky Gervais is actually being tipped as a possible host for next February's Academy Awards, reports EW. Likely in response to our ...

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Published 9/24/2008 at WOW Report
... • Oscar organizers, dazzled by Ricky Gervais at the Emmys, are begging him to host the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony. ...

Ricky Gervais, Oscar host?
Published 9/25/2008 by Ryan Adams at Awards Daily 2008
... mines EW for the rumor/tease suggesting Ricky Gervais is being courted to host the Oscars.  But is his intentionally graceless demeanor too clever and caustic for the masses? ...

Ricky Gervais In Talks To Have Talks To Host THE OSCARS??
Published 9/25/2008 by Hercules at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... Possible bad news for all the Whoopi Goldberg fans! Ricky Gervais, hot from his show-stopping on-air tussle with Steve Carell over an Emmy statue, is reportedly being sought to meet the Oscars’ just-named producers about hosting the movie-award telecast. Find all of the Entertainment Weekly’s story on the matter here . [image] ...

Ricky Gervais Nominated For Oscar Host
Published 9/25/2008 at Cinema Blend News
Ricky Gervais Nominated For Oscar Host Ricky Gervais’ new movie may not have done very well at the box office last weekend, but it doesn’t seemed to have hurt his career any. EW claims he’s a frontrunner to host next year’s Oscars. Word is that all the interest in getting Gevais on stage was generated from his hilarious skit during the Emmys last weekend, in which he forced Steve Carell to give him back the Emmy he accepted for him last year. Weirdly enough, they say the box office failure of Ghost Town actually helps his case, giving him some sort of automatic, ...

This (mostly) Just In...
Published 9/25/2008 by Red (lrhred@gmail.com) at Gingers is the Watchword
... Ricky Gervais: Oscar Host? - After his hilarious appearance on the Emmy's, rumors are swirling Ricky could be next year's Oscar host. This may be filed under the "who really cares" area of your brain, but I'd love to spend 3 hours with Ricky next February...or anytime really. ...

Oscars to Be 100% Funnier/Gayer With Ricky Gervais and Bill Condon At The Helm [Dream Team]
Published 9/25/2008 by Nick Malis at Defamer
... Are you still trying to scrub the memory of those heinous Emmy awards from your brain? Perhaps this rumor will do the trick. We can all agree that one of the only bright spots of the awards were when Ricky Gervais did that “give me my Emmy” bit with Steve Carell. Well, according to E-Dubs (that’s Entertainment Weekly for you laymen), after that performance, “his reps were besieged with inquiries about his availability and were urged to book a meeting with Academy Awards organizers, stat.” So does that mean Ricky’s gonna host the Oscars? He’d probably do an ...

2009 Oscar Host?
Published 9/25/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
... His memorable appearance has done him some good as peeps in Hollywoodland are reportedly clamoring for the man to host next year's Oscars. ...

Gervais To Host Oscars?
Published 9/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) at Flicks News
... Ricky Gervais did the business during a presenting skit and impressed at last weekends Emmy's and his reps have since been besieged with inquiries about his availability and have been urged to book a meeting with Academy Awards organisers about hosting next years Oscars! ...

Ricky Gervais to host the Oscars?
Published 9/26/2008 by Paul MacInnes at Culture: TV and radio blog | guardian.co.uk
... in charge of the VMA awards - Ricky Gervais is the hot tip to present next year's Oscars ceremony. According to Entertainment Weekly, Gervais's performance at last weekend's Emmys (see above) has lit up lightbulbs in the heads of various executives, who are now considering giving the Reading native control over several hours of song and dance routines next February. Apparently, "his reps were besieged with inquiries about his availability" . The Emmy clip is undeniably pretty funny, but don't these Hollywood people know that ...

Links for 9/26
Published 9/26/2008 by Zac at WeAreMovieGeeks.com
... -Paul Greengrass does Blackbeard? -Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow and star as the Mad Hatter for Tim Burton, and maybe even due the Lone Ranger, wow!  There is also news about the next Cars and a third National Treasure in there. -And is Clooney going to play the masked man to Depp’s Tonto? -More Sherlock Holmes casting is wrapping up; Rachel McAdams being the big name newly attached. -Ricky Gervais hosting the Oscars would be a really great idea. -The I Am Legend prequel seems to be moving ...

Ricky Gervais to host the Oscars?
Published 9/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (cinefille) at For Cinephiles by a Cinefille
... According to EW.com - "The buzz around town is that Ricky should host the Oscars." I think my heart just skipped about five beats. But not everyone is excited about this news. Well just the Brits. Here's an excerpt ...

If Ricky Gervais hosted the Oscars, would you have a laugh?
Published 9/26/2008 by Annie Barrett at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
If Ricky Gervais hosted the Oscars, would you have a laugh? As Hollywood Insider reported this week, the Academy could be courting Ricky Gervais to host the 2009 Oscars telecast. He's got movies out ( ...