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I am – Hercules!!
Hugh Jackman, star of May 1 release "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," will host the Feb. 22 Oscars ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Friday.
Jackman apparently got the gig because he did such a bang-up job hosting the Tonys.
The 2009 Oscars will mark the first time in a while since the Oscars have gone without a stand-up comic host.
Recent Academy Award emcees have included Jon Stewart, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres and Chris Rock.
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I am – Hercules!!
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.
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Oh my fucking god. I have NEVER... NEVER in my life been so happy with the Academy. I just got off the phone this morning with Guillermo Del Toro. We were talking for 10 minutes before he realized. You see, he and his wife were watching ABC this morning for the nominations. He knew he was nominated for Screenplay and for Foreign Language - but he had NO IDEA about the other 4 nominations... All of a sudden - he lost the capacity to speak English as he started screaming in spanish - naming all his friends that just got nominated to his wife - and he's so happy, so much more so for his friends that he made this with. I'm so happy for Guillermo and his team. This is the first OSCARS in a long time, where I'm ecstatic... just with the nominations.
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