Well, Chris Rock is hosting the Oscars this year. It was just announced yesterday. Personally (and I know I’ll take heat for this), I think this is a HORRIBLE decision. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against Chris Rock as a comedian… the guy can be pretty funny (and sometimes not). But I don’t like his selection for the same reason I hate it when Whoopi Goldberg hosts… they both have no movie career!
The Oscars is the biggest day on my calendar and I look forward to it every year. To me, it should be hosted by someone with deep and successful roots in the movie business (and is funny at the same time). It should also be treated with a bit of a sense of class… something that pays homage to the tradition and legacy of the movie business. These are the qualities that made guys like Steve Martin and Billy Crystal perfect to host the Oscars. People like Rock, or David Letterman (as much as I like him), or Whoopi are just wrong for the event.
I don’t know, maybe I’ll feel differently about this in a month or so… but right now it just feels yucky. Chris Rock has had a terrible movie career for the most part… so why does he get to host the Oscars? Let him host some Comedy awards or something. Who knows, maybe I’ll be proved wrong.
