hollywood-elsewhere.com - 23 days ago
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With Hugh Jackman stating he's not interested in hosting the 2010 Oscars, and the show's new producers (Bill Mechanic, Adam Shankman) presumably aware that drawing younger viewers is a priority, let me repeat a truism voiced two years ago by Manhattan ad exec Shari Anne Brill, to wit: "Younger ...
variety.com - 18 days ago
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variety.com —
Duo to co-host 82nd Academy Awards The Oscars
keep multiplying. After the Academy increased its best picture
category to 10 films and tapped a pair of producers, it announced that there will be two hosts for the 82nd annual Academy Awards -- Steve ...
Martin, Baldwin to host Oscars
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 18 days ago
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Alec Baldwin will host the Oscars with Steve
Martin, it's just been officially announced. We are not
surprised. Baldwin recently hosted the Elle Women in Hollywood awards and was absolutely hilarious. And guess who was in the audience? Oscar ...
VIDEO: Watch Alec Baldwin's Oscar host audition!
weblogs.variety.com - 23 days ago
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While speculation is running high on who’ll host
the Oscarcast, it won’t be Hugh Jackman. Jackman, who’s
currently starring on Broadway with Daniel Craig in the drama “A Steady Rain,” quietly turned down the job within the past several weeks, sources ...
No Oscars for Jackman
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... • With Hugh Jackman out, Jeff Wells thinks the Oscars need to skew younger with their host. [Hollywood Elsewhere] ...
Hugh Jackman Not Returning to Host the Oscars - Who Should?
FirstShowing.net —
... If they're going to stick with a similar structure this time, they'll need someone who can sing and dance, which rules out just about every comedian who's hosted the Oscars before (except maybe Billy Crystal?). Jeff Wells on Hollywood Elsewhere thinks they need to go younger - Ben Stiller or Owen Wilson or maybe even Sarah Silverman or Vince Vaughn. Nice suggestions all around. My mind immediately jumps to Neil Patrick Harris, who has as much of a big screen presence as he does on stage, so ...
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