There was an interesting column by Tom O’Neil of the LA Times’ Gold Derby about the Oscar hosts. He reports that according to Meryl Streep’s publicist Leslee Dart, Meryl was not even asked to co-host the show her her upcoming co-stars of It’s Complicated (opening Christmas Day.)
I understand wanting both Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. But, they definitely knew they were in the same movie, so they definitely knew that they couldn’t ask Meryl Streep to be the third co-host because you can’t have all the stars of the same movie hosting the telecast cause that would seem like they were advertising for the movie. Right? Do they think that having only two of the stars out of three is not advertising? And anyway who knows if the movie going to a) be any good or b) be Oscar worthy and c) still around at all when the Oscars are broadcast.
I don’t know if Meryl would have been interested in the co-hosting duties anyway since she doesn’t seem the type, but she never got the chance to think about it.
Come on.
Maybe they were banking on getting Tina Fey who has great rapport with Martin and we know how awesome she is with Alec Baldwin every week on 30 Rock. The rumors are she said no that she is too busy. Duh. But the point I am trying to to make is that we still live in a world where having two male hosts is fine and everyone thinks is a great idea but no one would ever think that having two female hosts would be acceptable.
Not so complicated: Meryl Streep wasn’t asked to join costars as Oscars co-hosts (LA Times)
I would LOVE to see Meryl Streep host the Oscars!
I wish Whoopi Goldberg would do it again. She was hilarious.
Amy Poehler should host! She had the best advice ever at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards: “Girls… if his joke isn’t funny, you don’t have to laugh.”
That would be so great. What about Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. That would rock!