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Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to Co-Host Oscars
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars. The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday. Telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said Martin and Baldwin are "the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars." The producers have said they hope to resurrect Oscar's ratings and make the show more fun by building on the changes introduced at February's ceremony, which tinkered with the way awards were presented and featured Broadway-style musical interludes. Bringing in a pair of hosts, while not unprecedented, continues the theme of change. The inaugural Oscar ceremony in 1929 was co-hosted by Douglas Fairbanks and William...
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11.24.09 - Updated 4:36am ET
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