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Friday, December 12, 2008

Film The Oscars Will Be Hosted By...

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 1:23 PM

...Lindy West's favorite man, Hugh Jackman.

Expect singing, dancing, and absolutely no controversy.

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Am I completely imagining this, or, when Don Rickles was on The Daily Show the other day, did Jon Stewart say something about hosting the Oscars again this year? I was only half-listening, but I sort of came away with the impression that he was hosting them again. Guess not.

Posted by Julie in Chicago on December 12, 2008 at 1:35 PM

Does it matter? The Oscars are all about movie-industry politics (just like the Emmys are TV-industry politics and the Grammys are recording-industry politics). And there are so damn many awards shows the awards are all pretty much meaningless anyway...

Posted by Orin on December 12, 2008 at 1:43 PM

jon stewart mentioned it again last night interviewing philip seymour hoffman. what the heck?

Posted by spoiler alert on December 12, 2008 at 1:44 PM

That guy has a huge ackman, tho.

Posted by Your Name Here on December 12, 2008 at 1:56 PM

That's my joke, dammit. And his ackman is pretty ordinary-sized, I've heard.

Posted by Fnarf on December 12, 2008 at 1:57 PM

@2, doesn't matter. we all watch for the dresses, don't we?

Posted by ellarosa on December 12, 2008 at 1:57 PM

No controversy except perhaps Jackman denying that he's "like that"

Posted by Joseph on December 12, 2008 at 2:03 PM

@3 - Maybe it was the interview with PSH that I was remembering... anyways, I do think he mentioned it at some point this week.

Posted by Julie in Chicago on December 12, 2008 at 2:04 PM

i don't know, i've always preferred the "huge assman" joke more myself.

Posted by scorny on December 12, 2008 at 2:04 PM

I am soooo late with my "small face, huge ackman" joke. :-(

Posted by Uncle Vinny on December 12, 2008 at 2:10 PM

I wish a drunk Bette Davis could host it again.

Posted by raindrop on December 12, 2008 at 2:11 PM

Lindy's probably the type who's super critical of imaginary characteristics on men perfectly great men to justify her woeful singleness and inability to carry on relationships.

Posted by Hewoman Man Haters on December 12, 2008 at 2:27 PM

She's single? I thought she had a bf. Color me surprised.

Lots of girls with bfs like Hugh Jackman. It's not that unusual.

Posted by Will in Seattle on December 12, 2008 at 2:32 PM

Hmmmm! Huge Jackaman!~yum!

Posted by Vince on December 12, 2008 at 2:34 PM

#12 is Hugh Jackman's mom.

Posted by Darcy on December 12, 2008 at 2:41 PM

....the boy from Aus - maybe he'll do a little Peter Allen channeling and dance on a piano. Burning question: will AMPAS permit Jake and Michelle to accept Heath's posthumous Oscar?

Posted by RHETT ORACLE on December 12, 2008 at 2:54 PM

Since when did Perez Hilton start writing for The Stranger?

Posted by Chris down in The Couv on December 12, 2008 at 4:14 PM

@12, That's probably true

Posted by Lindy's heart is lonely for cock on December 12, 2008 at 4:41 PM

I can so not wait to watch the Oscars now. I hope he hosts it shirtless.

Posted by Balt-O-Matt on December 12, 2008 at 5:19 PM

I think Jon Steward said "I've hosted", not "I'm hosting" w/r/t the Oscars. As to Jackman, does this mean that no one on the planning committee thinks that Australia has a shot at the awards?

Posted by josh on December 12, 2008 at 5:42 PM