Academy 'freaking out', no Hart exit Plan B, SNL style show?

Ellen needs to step up to the plate.

Freaking out? Is the Academy run by amateurs? Seriously.

Ellen would make this a teachable moment.

It seems so, R2.

Shouldn’t they have had s backup plan?

Comedians aren’t always the most stable and centered of celebrities.

Hart did not apologize. He chose to walk away.

Ellen will never be invited back because of the drag queen joke she made, which everyone blew out of proportion.

The Academy worked hard to develop an image of itself as a liberal, all-inclusive group, and the internet and social media has shown that's not the case at all. Hollywood is conservative, racist, homophobic, and protects its own, even if they've broken the law, and the Academy is often at the center of rehabilitating assholes, all in the name of the bottom line.

Now the Academy is paying for their duplicity, and I'm loving it. The idiots who run the place just wanted some black guy host, they didn't care who, and it bit them in their racist butts.

Ryan Reynolds or Lin-Manuel Miranda need to do it. Ann-Margret is also a good choice.

They should have stuck with Kimmel and paid him a hefty fee. If there were things he was doing that they didn't like they could have just fixed it.

R8. Wow, I like your A-M suggestion!

Have Daniel Radcliffe do it.

Stephen colbert should do it, but the Academy are too pussies to invite him.

LaLa Land!

They should get Meryl to do it, skip the comedy and go for dignity and grace.

There is one obvious choice for host of the Oscars who is truly representative of Hollywood.

So, um, who will make the first, "The Oscars are so racist" speech at the awards?

They should get Burt Reynolds and Marilu Henner -- now THAT'S charisma!

Kim Novak, obviously

[QUOTE]Hart did not apologize. He chose to walk away.

He apologized in his statement after he walked away.

Hart is a piece of shit.

The Oscars should be presented by Actors . Period. Why are they not tapping a local talent. If they want a minority, hire a Hispanic. There is no shortage of them in Los Angeles.

[quote]He apologized in his statement after he walked away.

Oh please, his apology was as sincere as that Mexican boxer.

R19, which was stupid.

Kirk & Livy

Leslie Jones and/or Wanda Sykes

John Leguizamo, Maya Rudolph, Lily Tomlin

Meryl Streep

They should get Hugh Grant.

Thomas Wiseau

Mel Gibson & Michelle Malkin

I'm available!

I'm available.

I don't care. Do u?

The Academy needs to stop being such pussies and use a controversial host. They want people to talk about them, right? That envelope mix up was hilarious at that other Oscars (I forget which one, but it's the only one I remember from recent memory).

r33 true. The envelope mix-up kind of revived the Oscars for me. They have been so bland and predictable that the Oscars needed a shot in the arm to spice things up.

I don't want Ellen. She's too safe and dull. I don't want pandering. I want someone to come out and fuck that audience up.

That's what they get for hiring homophobic midgets, on top of that I've always found him insufferable...serves them well for playing the PC game when Hollywood is anything but tolerant or inclusive.

[QUOTE]Oh please, his apology was as sincere as that Mexican boxer.

[QUOTE]Which was stupid.

Be that as it may, Hart apologized.

They should shake up the entertainment, too. Instead of boring musical numbers, have the acrobats from that R-ratred Los Vegas show.

If they were really clever, they'd do a promotional tie in with Google Home or Alexa and have them host the show. It could be scripted by real comedians and it'd be different.

Los Vegas? Where the hell are you from, R37?

It should be Roseanne, no one is more inherently FUCKED UP! It would be a rambling mess with, quite possibly, broken stage sets & mental illness related nudity!

[quote]It should be Roseanne, no one is more inherently FUCKED UP! It would be a rambling mess with, quite possibly, broken stage sets & mental illness related nudity!

....

Oink.

I guess the only problem would be if she brought a gun and started shooting up the audience, or a bomb!

Jada Pinkett Smith

Nope. The Academy's only hope of redemption is to find an undocumented, autistic "lesbian" , TWOC furry sex worker in a wheelchair, to host via satellite from solitary confinement in an ICE detention center.

R45 That's actually my next role!

I think you'll find it's mine, R46...

The Academy should weaponize itself with a razor, go to Jon Stewart's house, shave off his beard and drag him to the venue.

Even if he wasn't a homophobic lollypop guild member Keven Hart isn't funny, he just makes obnoxious noises and jumps around like an idiot, why would anyone want him to host a prestigious awards ceremony?!

[quote] go to Jon Stewart's house, shave off his beard and drag him to the venue.

Bad idea. Even in Los Angeles they wouldn't be able to breathe through that collective cloud of smug.

After 5 mins of Googling...

Wanda Sykes Margaret Cho Leslie Jones Mindy Kaling Maya Rudolph Tiffany Haddish Mo'Nique Michelle Wolf Lily Tomlin Kumail Nanjiani Ken Jeong

It's really not that hard AMPAS.

[quote] Ken Jeong

You sick fuck, r51

Aziz Ansari. He kinda deserves it, after what he's been through.

Good one, R50.

Cut it to two hours, have the voice over guy do it. They guy who brings it back from commercials and announces it.

It needs to be someone non-cis.

Faye and Warren. 3 hours of the wrong winners announced. Make for a great evening trying to figure out who really won.

ECJ ruled that Kexit can be unilaterally reversed

Hilarious, R46!

The Academy Awards are boring. This controversy is working out well for them.

The Tony Awards have gone "hostless" in the past. Just have an announcer introduce presenters. It would cut the length of the broadcast. Thankfully.

Donald Trump

R61, I would watch that.

It's the host that makes the show run long. Having to create bits for them drag the show. Kimmell and his bring in the "common people" from the tour moments is a great example.

They could ask all of these people but the backlash that any of them would get if they say yes is too risky for their careers. If you say yes you are pro gay, anti black. What a conundrum. You need a gay black male or a Brit like Ricky Gervais who doesn't give a fuck.

Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake

Rita Moreno does the opening number, that up and coming lesbian comedian from down under can do jokes throughout the show, Faye Dunaway announces all winners and Mariah Carey can intro the musical numbers. Now THAT's how you do an awards ceremony.

I would love for Ricky Gervais or Wanda Sykes to host! They were actually the first two names that popped into my head. They'd be perfect! I just hope they don't hire that painfully unfunny Trevor Noah.

Why does anyone want Ricky Gervais to host? He can’t get away with insult fat people or alcoholics or non-vegans on Oscar night and that is entirely his schtick.

He’s not even clever enough to be mean in a Kimmel way.

It really is the most thankless job in entertainment. I wish they would take it old school and make it a dinner and stop with the whole variety show thing. You have an emcee, you maybe do a couple of numbers and the rest of the night is awards and speeches.

Bring back Neil Patrick Harris. He has no shame. He'll do it. Of course, no one will watch.

They would never ask Mo'Nique to host.

Bob Hope is available.

Sarah Huckabee and Kellyanne Conway would add some spice.

If by spice you mean that Indian spice Asafoetida that smells like an unwashed behind and is also used in magic rituals to banish demons, then yes.

They can have a camera from the cemetery and have Bonnie Franklin's thoughts from the great beyond; maybe the Academy will copy the Tony's attempt to read Bonnie's thoughts. (I know - bad idea, but it actually happened!)

John Cena!

I went to his book signing in LA last night and told him; he chuckled, said he needed more work under his belt (my words) first.

Nice guy.

RuPaul would be a fabulous host!

Another vote for RuPaul, and I don't even watch her show. But what the Oscars need now is someone outrageous and clever and picturesque. She fills that bill.

None of you saw Ru's holiday special, clearly.

A third vote for RuPaul, but you know there is going to be contoversy over drag being disrespectful towards women, etc.

R33, the problem is that the attendees are too touchy to take the jabs that a controversial host would dish out, and would just sit there stonefaced. Remember when Chris Rock made that fairly mild joke about Jude Law several years ago, and Sean Penn was raging out about it to anyone who would listen? The Oscar crowd can't take even mild ribbing.

It should be Martin Short and Steve Martin with the running gag that the Oscars is anything but a gang of old, white men.

They could spend the evening trying to out-diverse the other.

Honestly, everyone has said bad shit about someone, sometime in their life, but if they’ve grown and evolved, I root for them. Kevin Hart, on the other hand, is a dyed-in-the-wool turd who’s only being contrite for the $$$$$$. I’m all for Ru giving us a teachable moment instead. Maybe she can co-host with Lily!

And Martin could do video segments as Jiminy Glick interviewing actors of color in an attempt to get at the root of the problem.

It would be fun to see if he could get Jada to crack a smile.

It has nothing to do with the host. People stopped watching when they stopped nominating the biggest movies of the year. I know we went into a time when superhero movies dominated but there were other big hits that were overlooked. No one watches anymore because they haven’t seen a lot of the movies that are up for best picture. They’re trying to remedy that with the new category next year.

Go back and look at the ratings in the 90s and the nominated movies. Usually they were among the top 10 grossers of the year as well.

R77 Rupaul actually would be a good host. They would never hire him though. Not “classy” enough.

R85 Things like Beauty and the Beast which were critical darlings and huge box office hits.

Years ago, it seemed like some of the biggest movie stars or at least stars and actors who worked a lot, going from film to film would win Oscars. Nowadays, folks like Brie Larson, Casey Affleck and Hillary Swank win Oscars for clearly fine work, but they aren't particularly big stars with huge fan bases that clamour in anticipation for their next film they way they used to.

Wanda Sykes would be great for the hosting gig. She's a funny, rather charming lady with a sharp wit who is likable, and make her points without really offending.

Someone must be reading DL, as nbcnews.com has a story about Wanda Sykes being mentioned a lot as a possible replacement. Hope she get's the gig -- she's great! Plus she's a woman, a lesbian, a GLAAD member, a POC and she's fucking FUNNY!

R86 Kevin Hart is classy?

r80

[quote]A third vote for RuPaul, but you know there is going to be contoversy over drag being disrespectful towards women, etc.

Women think drag is silly and fun. Transwomen find it offensive.

The Academy has lost all it's class. I wonder what caused that?

What about Betty White? She's still alive, right?

She is, R93, but I think we might have seen her last public appearance at the Emmys. That's my guess anyway.

Betty White will be mentioned in the memoriam segment of the program, r93.

Why don’t they get a beautiful young welsh actress who is very, very young.

That is some hardcore gayface in the OP’s pic.

Just between us, they already asked me, but I declined (since I'm getting #4 next year, I want to make myself scarce at the moment).

There's always the option of Glenn...

...as head usher.

Get Wanda Sykes.

Maybe a Japanese anamatomic robot?

Like anyone at AMPAS has ever had to think... let alone think about handling an emergency plan.

Why, R99?

Is this just a publicity stunt because 2018 was a disastrous year for movies?

I was thinking that R103.

Drop the host. Drolp the film montage at the beginning. Drop the comedy monologue at the beginning.

Cut the show down to no more than 2 hours.

Drop the big numbers. Most watchers don't give a shit and the point is not to entertain the people in the audience.

Just an announcer.

First up, the boring President of the Academy speech to get it out of the way.

Then single presenters (to eliminate that stupid, non-funny "snappy patter" between co-presenters. Each comes out, reads the list, opens the envelope and hands out the Oscar.

Do clips for Memorial and each of the 4 acting awards only.

Trim the whole show down.

IT'S WAY TOO LONG.

Promise viewers that it will come in under 2 hours and more people will watch.

Oh, and drop all the "red carpet" pre shows which take the edge off the whole thing. Do this by having attendees get out of their cars and go right into the building.

Change the bloated, boring show to a fast paced, here are the winners, and let's get out of here.

Oh, and only REAL MOVIE STARS to PRESENT. No one from TV or politics.

R103 Aha! That’s the first valid explanation I’ve heard for the Academy choosing the ugly, annoying cretin as host. I bet Wanda Sykes and a few others have been in the bullpen all along.

Madea.

The Academy must decide what they want to accomplish with the Oscar Broadcast.

What result do they want?

1. A dignified presentation of the best of the industry?

2. Outlandish moments that hit the news?

3. Bigger TV ratings for the broadcast?

4. To entertain the audience who attends?

Is it hard to get people to host the Oscars? It does seem to hurt the career of anyone who attempts it, with the exception of Billy Crystal.

Ken Jeong seems to want the gig and now he has Whoopi talking him up on Colbert this evening.

Ken Jeong is not as funny as one of Kevin Hart's farts.

I can't believe the Academy would even approach Eddie Murphy after the stunt he pulled when he lost the Oscar for "DREAMGIRLS" to Alan Arkin, getting up and leaving the auditorium.

Tina and Amy would be perfect.

It all comes down to personal taste, R111. You using the word fart tells me why you prefer Kevin Hart's lowbrow humor.

Terrence & Phillip, animated hosts?

John Travolta!

[quote]Is it hard to get people to host the Oscars?

That was the joke of the opening bit in 2006, when Jon Stewart hosted for the first time. None of the usual suspects (or others) wanted to do it, so they ended up with Stewart.

R113 Tina and Amy are great but they don't want to do it. Plus, ABC would probably like to promote someone who is associated with their network.

Where are the Bob Hopes, Johnny Carsons and Billy Crystals of today?

Jerry Seinfeld? Jay Leno?

Or just go with someone classy and let someone else make the jokes, like Denzel Washington.

Here we go: Idris Elba!

I'll dress up as a crazy rich Asian in my monologue!

R119 they won't do it. The environment has changed too much. There is too much criticism of the host and social media just amplifies it.

Esquire: Seth MacFarlane Explains Why No One Wants to Host the Oscars

He hosted the Academy Awards in 2013 and knows why they can't find anyone for 2019.

“Look, it’s a gig that has all eyes on it. And when you’re doing something that’s that much in the spotlight, with that much focus on it, that much intensity, you’re going to have a lot of opinions from a lot of people. I’m trying to think of the last time that I read a review of the Oscars the next day where everyone is raving about it—it’s been a long time...”

The thing about award shows in general is, it’s kind of a dusty format. It’s a format that’s about as current as the 1950s variety show format. There’s always an effort to make it interesting and exciting to viewers who are used to a very different entertainment landscape in the modern era, and it’s often times fitting a square peg in a round hole. So it’s not an easy job, and I’m not surprised that they have a tough time finding takers.”

R119 - All those guys were universally funny, and they existed in a world that wasn't political 24/7. Also, they existed in a entertainment business where everyone went to the movies and there were only 10 channels on television. And there was no internet or social media.

The problem with hosting award shows is that the social media mob expects the host to be "woke".