Tag: Seth MacFarlane

Ellen to host 85th Oscars, as Academy diversifies

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscars, says the comedian and chat-show host Ellen DeGeneres will host next year’s awards ceremony. “I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time,” DeGeneres said in a statement. Her performance in 2007 earned her an Emmy nomination. The […]

Seth MacFarlane to host 85th Oscars

The creator of the award-winning animated TV sitcoms Family Guy and American Dad, Seth MacFarlane, is to host next year’s Oscar ceremony, just months after his successful first foray onto the big screen. Ted – his part-animated comedy about Mark Wahlberg’s car rental clerk’s friendship with his childhood teddy bear, that came to life – […]