Modified On January 5, 2006
Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, Latimes.com are all reporting that New Jersey’s own Jon Stewart will host the Academy Awards ceremony on March 5. Let’s all start writing those Munich, Brokeback Mountain, Syriana jokes right now and see how many make it into the final broadcast. (The Female Half of the Staff is convinced that nothing will top The Soup‘s “Brokeback Kong” sketch.)
We like Stewart. And this year there’ll be none of the huffing and puffing and faux hand-wringing that preceded Chris Rock‘s installment as host. It’s yet another attempt by the Academy to lure younger male viewers to the broadcast. They tried, and failed, last year. This, too, will fail miserably. We predict that next year’s ceremony will be hosted by Girls Gone Wild. Of course, they will be called Girls Gone Oscar Wild(e)! (Note to Gil Cates: Feel free to use this joke in the course of the show. Also note that you will then be obligated to send us one of them there Oscar Gift Baskets for our efforts.)
Will Stewart escape the criticism that has been heaped upon any other No-Movie guy who has hosted? If you’re just a TV person, like Carson and Letterman, you had no right to host the Oscars! Our prediction: Minimal squawking.