It’s Oscars night! Sunday night’s broadcast will begin on ABC starting at 8:00 pm EST (5:00 pm PST) with Seth MacFarlane hosting.
This year, The Academy decided to go with a more contemporary host to appeal to a younger, hip generation, although MacFarlane is a bit of a wildcard. He hasn’t just pushed the envelope during his career, he is known to decidedly test the boundaries of propriety, as both his show the “Family Guy” as well as the brazen, F-bomb loaded movie “Ted” released last summer bears witness.
Let’s hope for a fun night for younger, hipper audiences that doesn’t scare the traditionalists away…
"I think a little bit of that injected into the mix will go a long way, but I do also have to be mindful, in this instance, of not losing the audience that's there every year," MacFarlane said. "It's a different audience from my own, but I do have to be respectful that they will be watching," reported ABC Local.
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