The Oscars producers are weighing whether or not to go host-less for the second year in a row. For now, it’s unclear where the broadcast will fall on that debate, but the Academy of Motion Pi…
producers are weighing whether or not to go host-less for the second year in a row. For now, it’s unclear where the broadcast will fall on that debate, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and broadcaster ABC are currently exploring a compromise solution, insiders close to the show toldProducers for the Feb. 9 telecast are said to be searching for the middle ground between having a single A-lister handling hosting duties and opting for no emcee at all.
Other teams that have hosted the Oscars in years past include Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin in 2010; Paul Hogan, Chevy Chase, and Goldie Hawn in 1987; Richard Pryor, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore and Walter Matthau in 1983; and, infamously, James Franco and Anne Hathaway most recently, who shared the duties in 2011. The production team, led by Academy Award-nominated producer Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain, refuse to settle for one or the other approach at the moment, sources said.
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