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Neil Patrick Harris will host the Oscars next year Neil Patrick Harris will host the Oscars next year
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Neil Patrick Harris can soon add yet another hosting gig to his resume — the actor will host the Oscars next year.Neil Patrick Harris can soon add yet another hosting gig to his resume — the actor will host the Oscars next year.
The film academy has yet to weigh in on the news, first reported by Variety. But the “How I Met Your Mother” star confirmed it with the most epic humblebrag of all time, tweeting a video of himself talking on the phone, grinning as he says “I’m in.” Cut to: A notepad with his bucket list, check marks next to a couple cool things he’s done: Win a Tony Award, star in a TV show, rap with Snoop Dogg. Then at the very bottom (beneath “get married” and “have children”) he lists “host the Oscars,” which he circles with a pen. The “How I Met Your Mother” star confirmed the news with the most epic humblebrag of all time, tweeting a video of himself talking on the phone, grinning as he says “I’m in.” Cut to: A notepad with his bucket list, check marks next to a couple cool things he’s done: Win a Tony Award, star in a TV show, rap with Snoop Dogg. Then at the very bottom (beneath “get married” and “have children”) he lists “host the Oscars,” which he circles with a pen.
http://t.co/ZG1EC9ooxK — Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) October 15, 2014http://t.co/ZG1EC9ooxK — Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) October 15, 2014
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— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) October 15, 2014— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) October 15, 2014
Well then, that’s settled. NPH, usually a delightful presence on very dull award shows, is still pretty much as safe a choice as you can make. That’s likely what the Academy has in mind, given the amount of criticism for installing the purposefully controversial Seth MacFarlane a couple years ago. Last year’s host was the ultra-easygoing Ellen DeGeneres. She did just fine.Well then, that’s settled. NPH, usually a delightful presence on very dull award shows, is still pretty much as safe a choice as you can make. That’s likely what the Academy has in mind, given the amount of criticism for installing the purposefully controversial Seth MacFarlane a couple years ago. Last year’s host was the ultra-easygoing Ellen DeGeneres. She did just fine.
To recap, NPH hosts a lot of things: The Tony Awards, four times. The Emmy Awards, twice. He’s even won Emmy Awards for hosting the Tony Awards. He generally gets pretty rave reviews and dutifully helps a clip go viral with a clever song and dance number. (Though he’ll have some competition with DeGeneres’s historically retweeted selfie from last year.)To recap, NPH hosts a lot of things: The Tony Awards, four times. The Emmy Awards, twice. He’s even won Emmy Awards for hosting the Tony Awards. He generally gets pretty rave reviews and dutifully helps a clip go viral with a clever song and dance number. (Though he’ll have some competition with DeGeneres’s historically retweeted selfie from last year.)
Also a plus: Harris stars as the creepy, lovesick ex-boyfriend in “Gone Girl,” which has garnered rave reviews and just might be up for a few prizes at next year’s ceremony. The Oscars will air Feb. 22, 2015, on ABC.Also a plus: Harris stars as the creepy, lovesick ex-boyfriend in “Gone Girl,” which has garnered rave reviews and just might be up for a few prizes at next year’s ceremony. The Oscars will air Feb. 22, 2015, on ABC.
“We are thrilled to have Neil host the Oscars,” executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said in a statement. “We have known him his entire adult life, and we have watched him explode as a great performer in feature films, television and stage. To work with him on the Oscars is the perfect storm, all of his resources and talent coming together on a global stage.”
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View Photo Gallery —Harris’s career includes star of “How I Met Your Mother,” Tony award winner and host of the Emmy and Tony awards.View Photo Gallery —Harris’s career includes star of “How I Met Your Mother,” Tony award winner and host of the Emmy and Tony awards.