But he was considered a bold choice as an Oscar host, hired to bring a youthful, more energetic pace to the sometimes plodding ceremony, which can run close to four hours.

The film is a tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents.

Her first gig as Oscar host was over, and she had survived.

Tom Shales of The Washington Post, for example, wrote that "Rock's stint as an Oscar host was strangely lame and mean-spirited."

Later, when Hope was a regular Oscar host, he incorporated his half-serious, half-joking "Oscar-bait" whines into his monologues there.

The Oscar host always walks a fine line.

Nevertheless, it was a comedian, Bob Hope, who established the model for the modern Oscar host.

Mr. Hope first appeared as an Oscar host on radio in 1940.

Choosing the namby-pamby Ellen DeGeneres as Oscar host is the most conspicuous symptom of that mood.

But can you have an Oscar host who can't independently move his legs?