The Shrek star, and former Oscar nominee said he was ‘enormously honoured’ to be hosting the 2012 Oscars which take place next February Digital Spy writes.
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‘I am enormously honoured to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others,’ he said.
‘I’m looking forward to working with [Oscars producers] Brett [Ratner] and Don [Mischer] on creating a show that is enjoyable for both the fans at home and for the audience at the Kodak Theatre as we all come together to celebrate and recognise the great film contributions and collaborations from the past year.’
Last year James Franco and Anne Hathaway tag teamed hosting duties and the year before Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin had each other to bounce off.
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