I wasn’t all that impressed with Jon Stewart as an Oscar host a couple of years ago. I love Jon Stewart, but he didn’t look all that comfortable on his first outing. When they announced that Stewart would be back as host again this year, I wasn’t thrilled. Yes, he is a HUGE step up over Ellen (what a train wreck that was), but still, he wasn’t all that great (not horrible) the first time around, and I still MUCH prefer the idea of a MOVIE personality hosting the movie industry celebration.
Having said all that… Jon Stewart ROCKED last night. He really did. He kept the focus off himself, let the material and the presenters do most of the entertaining, and just really kept things moving along. I was throughly impressed and VERY entertained.
I’ll talk more about my impressions of the overall Oscar show later this evening on the Uncut Podcast, but for now I’ll just say I think it was the best Oscar show in years. And even though I still would rather see a movie person host the Oscars, Stewart was wonderful and we salute him.
