TOP 10: Candidates Who Should be Considered to Host the Next Academy Awards
22.05.12
Was when uber-charismatic Hugh Jackman commandeered the stage in 2009. One year later, when Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin took over, the show was surprisingly flat. Not bad, mind you, just uninteresting; which really surprised me considering it was Martin's third time hosting and Baldwin's recent increase in popularity due to the hit NBC series
30 Rock .
Then came the infamous Anne Hathaway and James Franco debacle. The pair had absolutely no chemistry and, regardless how much effort Hathaway put into balancing out Franco's dismal presence, they couldn't manage to keep anyone entertained outside of seeing two pretty people on stage. This year, after scheduled host Eddie Murphy dropped out, the Academy chose Billy Crytal to MC to event. A safe and welcome choice. Mostly safe, but very much welcome by the majority of longtime watchers who still have fond memories of his prior hosting accomplishments. What most viewers weren't expecting, though, was Billy Crystal circa 1991–1993; arguably the best of his nine at bats. His 2012 shtick was chock full of dated and recycled material worthy of the occasional chuckle but nothing more. Basically the show regressed to the Baldwin/Martin year of bland.
Source: The Daily BLAM