two potential nominees! the academy tapped anne hathaway and james franco to host the 83rd annual academy awards in february. this is quite the change from, well, every year prior. the usual go-tos for hosts are comedians (see: billy crystal, steve martin, ellen degeneres), or the occasional song-and-dance man (i.e. hugh jackman), but to have two oscar-caliber actors host? it's a nice twist. according to deadline, the reasoning behind the pick was the fact that franco and hathaway have both hosted some of the best saturday night live episodes of recent years, which i'll agree with. i just want to know how they'll handle the hosting duties along with being nominees, with franco getting a lot of buzz for his role in 127 hours, and anne for her take in love and other drugs. this is the second year in a row that the academy tapped dual hosts for the job, which helps break up the drudgery of 3 hour long shows, and gives more opportunity for anne and james to play off one another. it will be interesting to see how the duo plays off one another, though, since i don't think they've worked together before (though there was talk of the duo taking on the lead roles in an alien prequel earlier this year). while i can say that i was pulling for someone like chelsea handler or neil patrick harris to take on the job this year, this surprising announcement is just as satisfying. be on the lookout for anne and james on february 27, when the show airs on abc.
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