James Franco and Anne Hathaway will host the Oscars




Monday,  November 29, 2010, 11:15 PM - Anne Hathaway ... (AP) ... and James Franco, your potential Oscar hosts. (AP) Update: The Academy has issued a press release confirming that Anne Hathaway and James Franco will indeed host the Oscars, as originally reported by Deadline. (This blog post was updated after originally being posted at 11:38 a.m.) Deadline is reporting that Anne Hathaway and James Franco *may* -- key word: may -- be hosting this year's Academy Awards. The HBO-series-inspiring Nikki Finke reports that an offer has been extended to the multitalented actors and that it "looks like" both have accepted. Here's hoping this is true. The concept of the "Love and Other Drugs" and "127 Hours" stars teaming up for the gig makes really, really good sense for numerous reasons. But here are the four most important ones. 1. Choosing Franco and Hathaway will finally demonstrate a commitment to a younger Academy Awards audience. Academy


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