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One and done at Oscars for MacFarlane

It looks like it's one and done at the Oscars for Seth MacFarlane. The "Family Guy" creator was asked on his Twitter account whether he'd consider hosting the Academy Awards again and he replied: "No way. Lotta fun to have done it, though."

 

Oscars 2012 ratings: About 39 million viewers, slightly up from last year

More than 39 million people watched Sunday’s “84th Annual Academy Awards,” Sunday, in which host Billy Crystal waxed nostalgic, a silent movie cleaned up, Angelina Jolie’s leg kept hogging the camera and Jennifer Lopez left nipple played hide-and-seek.

 

'The Artist' wins three top Oscars, including best picture

The Artist

"The Artist," a black-and-white homage to the early days of Hollywood, was named best picture at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday.

 

Oscar turns up the star power for final rehearsal

The Academy Awards are a big deal - even to A-listers. That's why a parade of stars came through the theater at the Hollywood & Highland Center Saturday to run through their lines and prepare to address their peers in front of a worldwide audience of millions....

 

Crystal to the rescue for 84th Academy Awards show

Billy Crystal

The Oscar ceremony has much to prove Sunday, including whether a blockbuster-free field can draw a TV audience and if Billy Crystal's host routine remains a crowd-pleaser....

 

Firth, Portman, Bale, Leo to present at Oscars

Oscar Presenters

All four acting winners from last year's Academy Awards are returning to this weekend's Oscars as presenters....

 

Oscars to drop Kodak name from awards show

The Academy Awards will be coming to you live from the same place - but with a different name. Oscar organizers have agreed to drop mentions of the Kodak Theatre from Sunday's broadcast. The move follows bankruptcy proceedings for Eastman Kodak Co., which has received court approval to end its expensive naming-rights deal for the venue that's been home to the awards show for a decade.

 

Media Decoder Blog: Billy Crystal to Host Oscars

Media Decoder Blog: Billy Crystal to Host Oscars

One day after Eddie Murphy stepped aside as host, the Academy named a replacement with Oscar experience, moving quickly to fill another key role that had been vacated this week.

Senh: That was fast. The Academy doesn't wait. Billy Crystal has plenty of experience. Maybe he should do it every year.

 

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