Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin Hosting the Oscars: PHOTO
The Academy hasn't been having an easy time giving away the Oscars Ceremony hosting duties. Ignoring Billy Crystal's face desperately, expectantly pushed against their window, they pulled the blinds and asked Hugh Jackman to return to do more singing and dancing. He said no . The Academy tried Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr. But, alas, they said, "What, because we were in a movie together a year-and-a-half ago? No. It's not like we're known as some kind of comedy team." (At this point,...

Robert Downey Jr. And Ben Stiller Turned Down Oscar Hosting Gig
The hunt for an Oscar host trudges on. Hugh Jackman has officially turned down the chance to do the gig a second time, Ricky Gervais is tied up hosting the Golden Globes, and now Nikki Finke is reporting that producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman sent out an offer to Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. to host as a duo. As incredible as that pairing would have been, they said no. Can't blame 'em, really-- hosting the Oscars is a thankless job that comes with a lot of criticism, and with...

Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin to Host the Oscars - Together!: PHOTO
Earlier today I was sad to hear that Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller had turned down an offer to host the Oscars together, but the biggest Awards show of the year has landed an equally hilarious duo: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin! The comedians will team up to take over for Hugh Jackman, and I'm already giddy thinking about the hijinks that will ensue. I love that we're getting two well-seasoned vets in the humor department (a la Billy Crystal), and we've already seen how great these guys are...

OSCAR talk: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to host the Oscars: PHOTO
Two Oscar news of different levels of importance caught everyone's attention: The new Oscar hosts and Danny Boyle's problem with his Slumdog Millionaire child actors. I'll deal with the hosts here... - - - - - - While I'd love to see Hugh Jackman do it again and it would have been cool to see Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr team up and do some hilarious antics on the stage, but it seems they're not in the mood to host the Oscars. When it was announced that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin would...

OSCAR talk: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to host the Oscars: PHOTO
Two Oscar news of different levels of importance caught everyone's attention: The new Oscar hosts and Danny Boyle's problem with his Slumdog Millionaire child actors. I'll deal with the hosts here... - - - - - - While I'd love to see Hugh Jackman do it again and it would have been cool to see Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr team up and do some hilarious antics on the stage, but it seems they're not in the mood to host the Oscars. When it was announced that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin would...

Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin to Host the Oscars
Finally! After Hugh Jackman, Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller all said no to hosting the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy decided to go with funny men Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin--and they really couldn't have picked a better duo. "I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin," says Steve Martin, who will share the stage with Baldwin. "I don't play the banjo but I'm thrilled to be hosting the Oscars

OSCAR talk: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to host the Oscars: PHOTO
Two Oscar news of different levels of importance caught everyone's attention: The new Oscar hosts and Danny Boyle's problem with his Slumdog Millionaire child actors. I'll deal with the hosts here... - - - - - - While I'd love to see Hugh Jackman do it again and it would have been cool to see Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr team up and do some hilarious antics on the stage, but it seems they're not in the mood to host the Oscars. When it was announced that Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin would...

Martin, Baldwin to "Ratchet up the Funny" at Oscars
Los Angeles (Reuters) - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were chosen as co-hosts of next year's Oscars to inject a fresh comedic twist into the ceremony while building on decades of tradition, new co-producer Adam Shankman said. Actors Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr.and comedian Tina Fey were among names "thrown around" as possible hosts, Shankman told Entertainment Weekly magazine in an interview published on Wednesday, one day after the choice of Martin and Baldwin was revealed.

Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin will co-host the Oscars
The Academy Awards have announced the 2010 hosts! They've named Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as co-hosts of this Awards season's festivities. There were some rumors going around that the gig had been offered to 2009 Oscars host Hugh Jackman, who turned it down. There was also some mention that Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Stewart and Ricky Gervais might have gotten calls, or gotten mentioned in some meetings, but I don't really believe any of them were seriously considered. Steve has hosted...

The Oscars hosts with the most?
Funnymen Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars in 2010 As you’ve probably heard by now, the 2010 Oscars will feature “two wild and crazy guys.” No, wer’re not talking about George and Yortuk Festrun, the crazed Czech brothers played by Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd on “Saturday Night Live.” Instead, Martin will join longtime friend Alec Baldwin in hosting the 82nd Academy Awards, Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman...

Billy Crystal Should Host the Oscars
Now we know that Hugh Jackman isn’t going to repeat his hosting duties from last year. Neil Patrick Harris , good as he was, has been overused by the Tonys and the Emmys. Ricky Gervais is going to the Golden Globes, which will only be funny if he asks who all those people are in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. So who’s going to run the Academy Awards? Please, no multiple host set up, producers. The idea of Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Martin , etc weaving in and out

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscars
Hugh Jackman , just a few days ago, refused a repeat performance as Oscar host. Yesterday, Cinema Blend reported that Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. had also been offered the job , but turned it down. The report closed on a positive note, citing that at least the choice indicated a push towards a younger, hipper direction. In retrospect, this statement is as funny as it is wrong. Why? Because the Academy announced a short time later that its choices for next year's hosts are ... Steve Martin...

If Ben Stiller & Downey Jr. Aren't Hosting the Oscars...
Back in October, Adam Shankman was determined to make the Oscars fun , itching to "kick up the funny a little bit" and celebrate entertainment. But there wasn't a whole new revamp in mind -- he still wanted to continue with the path laid out last year and have Hugh Jackman host ... but the actor refused . Rumors immediately started bubbling that Neil Patrick Harris was circling, but there were other funny men in his sights. Deadline Hollywood reports that Shankman and Bill Mechanic went to Ben...

Gold Derby nuggets: Hugh Jackman hails new Oscar hosts | 'A Town Called Panic' calms Oscars toon race | Yea or nay to last-minute Oscar entries?
• Shira Levine caught up with last year's Oscar host Hugh Jackman Tuesday night and got his first response to this year's double act of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin : "I had no idea they were. You are breaking the news to me. They are both fantastic. Steve actually gave me a lot of funny hints last year. I rang him and he was really helpful. He is really funny and he knows what he's doing. He's done this before. Alec Baldwin is also a true genius. I think the both of...

Gold Derby nuggets: Billy Crystal as Oscar host? | Mariah Carey looks 'Precious' | Lifetime kudos for Caleb Deschanel and Sidney Lumet
• Vegas oddsmaker Johnny Avello is at odds with Gold Derby readers about who should host the Oscars. His top choice is Billy Crystal , whom he considers a 5 to 2 favorite to return to the podium. Avello didn't even consider your top pick Ricky Gervais while Tina Fey came in at a mere 18 to 1. However, he does rate another of your favorites -- Neil Patrick Harris -- at a respectable 8 to 1. E ONLINE • Roger Friedman makes an impassioned plea for Billy Crystal to host the Oscars for a...

Martin & Baldwin To Host Oscars (Find Out Who Almost Did!): PHOTO
Last week we reported on the fact that the all-singing, all-dancing host of the 2009 Oscars, Hugh Jackman had turned down the opportunity to return in 2010

Poll: Who do you think should host the Oscars? (Part 2): PHOTO
Now that our first poll  has reaped more than 1,000 votes, let's narrow down the results and do a follow-up poll that adds two twists to the question, "Who should host the Oscars ?" In this poll No. 2, we'll toss in two choices left off the first rundown: Neil Patrick Harris and Ricky Gervais . It's extremely unlikely that the snooty motion-picture Academy would serve Oscarcast viewers warmed-up host leftovers from the Golden Globes, so Gervais isn't...

Short Takes: Baldwin and Martin to host Oscars, Clash of the Titans posters leak online, plus Jolie: PHOTO
After some speculation over who will host the upcoming Oscars, including rumors of Hugh Jackman and Billy Crystal encores, the Academy has made their decision: Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Variety has the story on the co-hosts hosts of the 2010 ceremony, . New movie posters for the remake of Clash of the Titans , due out March 2010, have leaked online! Maybe a wee bit late on the Epic Movie craze, but still fairly exciting. Finally, take a look at the hot trailer for the new Angelina Jolie CIA...

Steve Martin is the Oscars host with the most | Xan Brooks: PHOTO
Xan Brooks: This insider's outsider has shown before that he has precisely the right stuff to carry us through the long night of backslapping that is the annual Academy Awards

KRISTEN AND ROBERT DO -HARPER'S BAZAAR': PHOTO
New Moon ’s Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart grace the December cover of Harper’s Bazaar and share the wild ride that has catapulted them into the spotlight for better or for worse. The magazine gets an inside look at the life of Hollywood’s hottest young stars and in the interview the two share their thoughts on each other — and why Stewart’s nickname for Pattinson is Flippy. Some highlights: Stewart calls Pattinson “a great singer. Heartbreaking,”...

Update: Steve Martin + Alec Baldwin Hosting The 82nd Academy Awards: PHOTO
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' newly selected producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic are in charge of a very important decision for the 82nd annual ceremony in 2010. Who should host? Nikki Finke of Deadline reports today that Robert Downey, Jr. and Ben Stiller have declined the offer to host the upcoming Oscars as a comedy tag team. Specific reasons are unknown at this time. Downey, Jr., was nominated for Academy Award for his supporting performance in Tropic Thunder alongside...

News From Across The Pond: Robert Pattinson wants to tour with his music; A-listers across the globe flock to premiere of This Is It: PHOTO
• Robert Pattinson may take a break from acting to concentrate on his music ( more ) • Emotional fans flock to premiere of This Is It ( more ) • Red Carpet: Stars glam up for tribute to Michael Jackson ( more ) • Ricky Gervais jokes he’ll host the Golden Globes drunk ( more ) • Kate Moss turns up the heat with new Topshop range ( more ) • Leona Lewis isn’t threatened by her competition ( more ) • Ex-Spice Girl Mel C says acting is her toughest challenge yet ( more )

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart's Hotel Rendez-vous!
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart sure are determined to keep their sizzling romance on the DL! Days after Vanity Fair published an interview with Pattinson in which he claimed he was just “friends” with Stewart, the duo spent some private time together at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont on Oct. 29, Usmagazine.com reports. Did RPattz mean to say friends-with-benefits? The next morning, after what we assume was a night full of passion, the duo shared breakfast together from...

Wanted: New Oscar Host. Humor A Plus.: PHOTO
Awards season has kicked off, and star-gazers galore are wondering, “If not Hugh, then who? Who will host?” Host what, you ask? The Oscars, dear friends.