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Libs
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 NPH to host Oscars Quote: Neil Patrick Harris will host this year’s Oscars on Feb. 22, Variety has learned.
Harris has performed on the Academy Awards show, but this will be his first time as host. Harris has hosted the Tony Awards in past years and Emmy in 2013 and 2009, so with Oscar, he is apparently going for the EGOT sweep of hosts. (All that remains is Grammy.) He is appearing in Fox’s B.O. hit “Gone Girl.” He has won four Emmys and this year took home a Tony for the lead role in the musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will be handling their third consecutive Oscar producing stint (Variety, April 21), working in conjunction with Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and ABC honchos.
The 87th Oscar show will air live on ABC TV and in 225 countries.
Oscar hosting is considered a primo gig, but it isn’t easy. The host needs to maintain the show’s energy, both for the audience inside the Dolby Theatre and for the millions of TV viewers. There is always a guessing game on hosts, but there are a limited number of individuals who have shown their talent in such a role. Ellen DeGeneres was successful at the March 2 rites, but apparently was reluctant even then to do it, and didn’t want to do it for the 2015 ceremony.
The March 2 ceremonies attracted the biggest Oscar viewership in 14 years, according to the Academy. It drew an average audience of 45.4 million total viewers, delivering a 13.7 rating among adults 18–49 (Live+7).
Upcoming projects for Zadan and Meron include executive producing the television musical “Peter Pan Live!” a December telecast that’s a follow-up to their successful “The Sound of Music Live.” Their MTV comedy series, “Happyland,” recently premiered. For the bigscreen, Zadan and Meron are producing “Pippin” for the Weinstein Co., a musical based on the Beach Boys song catalog for Fox 2000 Pictures, and “Monster High” based on the Mattel franchise for Universal Pictures.
Harris took to social media to spread the news, crossing “Host the Oscars” off of his bucket list.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars Damnit, Libs.
Great choice.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars Ellen, NPH?
The academy loves gay hosts
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Re: NPH to host Oscars Interesting and surprising choice, obviously competent but I hope he ups it big time. Dam I still want Eddie Murphy though!
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BJ
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Re: NPH to host Oscars could work, I hope he delivers.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: NPH to host Oscars Not a fan of his singing and dancing act, but obviously I'm in the minority here. Hosting multiple Emmy and Tony broadcasts could only lead to The Oscars.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars I'm bored already.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: NPH to host Oscars If you check the pattern from the last few years, this was obviously going to happen. Odd numbered years starting in 2009 had the host that delivers more singing and dancing (Jackman, Franco/Hathaway, MacFarlane, NPH), while even numbered years starting in 2008 featured comedians (Jon Stewart, Baldwin/Martin, Crystal, Ellen).
I'm just partial to a funny host. I'm sure NPH will be funny, but I'm sure there be lots of musical numbers. Maybe they'll grow some balls and get Ricky Gervais in 2016, or at least Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars I'm surprised to see that Carson hosted all five times on ABC. I wondered why Jimmy Fallon didn't get it, but no way would ABC go with him before Kimmel, which is unfortunate.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars going for that hosting EGOT
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Re: NPH to host Oscars Mister Ecks wrote: I'm surprised to see that Carson hosted all five times on ABC. I wondered why Jimmy Fallon didn't get it, but no way would ABC go with him before Kimmel, which is unfortunate. I think Letterman assured anyone with a Late Night show will never host again. Also, I doubt they'd want to give up Kimmel doing the after show. _________________Chippy wrote: As always, fuck Thegun. Chippy wrote: I want to live vicariously through you, Thegun!
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Re: NPH to host Oscars Thegun wrote: Mister Ecks wrote: I'm surprised to see that Carson hosted all five times on ABC. I wondered why Jimmy Fallon didn't get it, but no way would ABC go with him before Kimmel, which is unfortunate. I think Letterman assured anyone with a Late Night show will never host again. Also, I doubt they'd want to give up Kimmel doing the after show. Chris Rock and Jon Stewart might have something to say about that.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars I heard online that NPH wasn't even the first choice. It was like Ellen, Chris rock, Julia Louis Dreyfus and then NPH.
He was the 4th choice. I hope they bring back Crystal's bit of sticking himself in film clips. Those were always funny. No singing please. No dancing. Bring good jokes that are biting but not insulting. Be an equal opportunity offender too.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars If you don't want singing or dancing, then I would skip the opener. And probably three more numbers in between.
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Re: NPH to host Oscars It has to be a kick in the pants to be behind Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a choice. Everyone loves Julia but A. her biggest movie credits are Enough Said and Christmas Vacation, the former likely not as well-known to a general audience; and B. she has little-to-no hosting experience (SNL counts I suppose). NPH doesn't have the film cred either, but he's a much-loved host for both the Tonys and the Emmys. Seems strange that it took this long for him to do it.
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