Hugh Jackman To Host Oscars
The “Sexiest Man Alive” has a new gig.
Hugh Jackman, who was recently bestowed the title by People magazine, will host the 81st annual Oscars on Feb. 22.
The telecast’s producers called the Australian actor “a consummate entertainer and an internationally renowned star.”
“He also has style, elegance and a sense of occasion,” Laurence Mark and Bill Condon said in a joint statement. “Hugh is the ideal choice to host a celebration of the year’s movies — and to have fun doing it.”
Jackman won an Emmy in 2005 for hosting the previous year’s Tony Awards, where he also won the best-actor Tony for the musical “The Boy From Oz.”
He has yet to receive an Oscar nomination, but he was a Golden Globe nominee for his role in 2001’s “Kate & Leopold.”
The Oscars were hosted by Jon Stewart in 2008 and Ellen DeGeneres the year before.
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