Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10040620.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: James Franco & Anne Hathaway To Host 83rd Annual Academy Awards</b></a> <p>James Franco and Anne Hathaway will serve as co-hosts of the 83rd Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced today. Both have previously appeared on the telecast but not in hosting capacities.</p> <p>The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide</p>
Originally Posted By Ursula I honestly had to go "who" for the male. I IMDB'd him and he doesn't ring a bell. I knew this would happen sometime. I just expected it when I was in my fifties.
Originally Posted By brotherdave James Franco was Peter Parker's friend turned enemy turned friend in the Spider-Man movies.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I want to see his new movie (127 hours). I read the book written by the young man who got trapped and it was intense. If Oscar is trying to appeal to the younger generation by tapping these two to be the hosts I suspect it is going to land with a dull thud.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS This is the first year I am boycotting the Oscars. James Franco is ok, but Anne Hathaway is so hard to look at it's like being at the stables and watching the horses.
Originally Posted By brotherdave OUCH!!! Maybe it's because I'm a guy, but Anne Hathaway looks pretty darn good to me!!! Count me as one who WILL be watching because of her!!!
Originally Posted By mawnck <-------has NO problem looking at Anne Hathaway either. This might be the first one I watch all the way through.
Originally Posted By JCMouse I'm gonna have sweet dreams this Oscar night. "Princess" Anne is co-hosting! <3
Originally Posted By Ursula <James Franco was Peter Parker's friend turned enemy turned friend in the Spider-Man movies.> Yeah, I didn't see them!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <--(blecch to the choice of hosts) Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, James Franco & Anne Hathaway?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>You guys are surely not looking at her face too closely.<< Well ... not if she's naked.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Personally, I think she's quite beautiful. But everyone's entitled to their opinion. I'd have to agree with Jim, as much as I like Anne Hathaway, I'm not sure what the Acadamy is doing by not having an A-List comic/actor doing the hosting duties. Bring back Billy Crystal!!!
