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Seth MacFarlane might be the hardest working man in show business. Right now he’s getting ready to host Sunday’s Academy Awards, where he’s also a nominee for the original song for his hit movie “Ted.”

Hollywood wunderkind Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Annual Academy Awards, ABC announced Monday.

Aerialists, acrobats and contortionists are among the guests at this year’s Academy Awards. Telecast producers Don Mischer and Brian Grazer say they’ve invited Cirque do Soleil to perform during the Oscar show.

Oprah Winfrey is the latest celebrity to join Jimmy Kimmel’s seventh post-Oscar special. Winfrey is making a rare late-night appearance at a time when her year-old cable channel, OWN, is trying to attract viewers after a rocky start.

Chris Rock has been booked as a presenter at the 84th Academy Awards, marking his return to the show where his 2005 hosting gig ended with Rock being scolded by Sean Penn for denigrating the talents of “one of our finest actors,” Jude Law.

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LOS ANGELES – Steve Martin is giving some free advice to Eddie Murphy about hosting the Academy Awards. The 66-year-old entertainer posted “an open letter” to Murphy on his website… More

And the winner is…Oprah!? Oprah Winfrey is being pegged as a frontrunner to host next year’s Academy Awards, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. According to the article, sources inside the Motion… More

Much has been made about James Franco’s lackluster Oscars performance, and on tonight’s “Late Show,” Franco is going on the defensive. For one, he denies reports that he was high… More

“It might be fun.” Billy Crystal says he would consider returning to the stage as the host of the Oscars–under certain circumstances. “I think the show needs to change,” Crystal… More