The Many Styles Of 2011 Oscar Host Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway had many wardrobe changes throughout the evening of co-hosting the 83rd Academy Awards with fellow actor James Fraco. She was first spotted on the red carpet before showtime in a red Valentino couture gown.

Once the show began she had 7 wardrobe changes and I have to say not all of them were pretty (much like the show). Take a look for yourself...

Did you have a favorite or least favorite?

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Cobalt dress by Armani Prive, Glittery dress by Oscar de la Renta, Fitted suit by Lanvin, Black layered gown by Vivienne Westwood, White gown by Givenchy, Fitted black dress by Tom Ford, Red gown by Atelier Varsace.

 

 

 

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James Franco Doesn't Care For Ricky Gervais' Oscar Help

E-Online did the favor of showing James Franco and Anne Hathaway the script that British comedian Ricky Gervais wrote for them for Oscar night. How did they react?

Well Anne Hathaway played it cool but James Franco had more childish reaction to it. The '27 Hours' actor states �He did his award show and he bombed, why is he trying to get in on ours?" while reading Ricky's script. James then added "Horrible, his lines weren�t good on the Golden Globes."

I think that was a low blow on James' part, although I may be picking sides because I have a soft spot for funnyman Ricky Gervais. In my opinion James Franco comes off as childish when he begins to make comments about how bad Ricky was at the Golden Globes.

Anne kids that all of the funny lines were written for James at one point, which I think she does to sort of loosen up the conversation. I'm still really excited to watch them both host the Oscars on Sunday but seeing James Franco in this light was pretty off putting.



Do you think James Franco over reacted to Ricky's joke of a script?

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Ricky Gervais Offers James Franco & Anne Hathaway Some Help

British comedian Ricky Gervais sure is a nice guys...he's offered to help out the two Oscar hosts, James Franco and Anne Hathaway, with some openers in case they run out of stuff to talk about while up on stage.

He's such a nice guy isn't he? Well if you tuned into him hosting the Golden Globes a few months ago then you'd know that his openers are not all that 'nice' but it sure is funny!

The now slimmed down comedian wrote the following on his blog:

�Good luck to James Franco and Anne Hathaway at The Oscars on Sunday, I know how nervous they must be right now�.They will do an absolutely fantastic job and don�t need my help, but I�ve written a little opening in case they have a few minutes to fill.�

Ricky then followed up his good wishes with the following:

James FrancoYou probably know me from 127 Hours where I play a man trapped in an enclosed space who decides he would rather cut his own arm off than stay where he was. Now that sounds "way out" but wait till half way through this fucking ceremony and you'll start to identify with him.

Anne Hathaway
And I'm the new Catwoman. The first white woman to play that role since Michelle Pfeiffer. I want it to be an inspiration to all white people everywhere. Your dreams can come true in Hollywood too.

JF
It's a daunting task hosting The Oscars but we're not alone. Presenting awards tonight will be a string of Hollywood legends and some other actors who have a film out in March or April.

JF
Usually they hire comedians to host The Oscars, but tonight, instead, you get us!

AH
No comedians tonight. And do you know why? Because comics are ugly.

JF
Especially that rude obnoxious one who played the Steve Carell part in the English remake of The Office.

AH
But you can all relax because Ricky Gervais is in London...

(Nervous laughter)

He's doing some charity work.
Yeah, he's visiting orphans with cancer.
He's telling them what bald little losers they are...

There's a lot more of that and if you're interested in reading it click here. I personally think he's funny and I hope Hollywood rethinks banning him from hosting the Golden Globes again...oh wait, they already did.

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James Franco & Anne Hathaway Re-Do Grease Scene

 

James Franco, who recently joined the Twitter-verse tweeted a link to a YouTube video. In this particular video we see James Franco with his hair greased back and dressed like Danny Zuko. We also see Anne Hathaway in tight clothing with her hair teased up like Sandy's. 

There isn't any singing or much dancing in the video, it's just a small clip but maybe it's a taste of what we'll see in during this years Oscars Awards...at least I hope it is. I'm really excited that they're hosting this year! I've loved and laughed at everyone of their commercials and I can't wait to see what stars are wearing what.

Will you be tuning into the Oscars this year?

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Award season contenders flock to Palm Springs gala

The road to Oscar brought a blast of expected contenders to this desert town some 100 miles east of Hollywood as the Palm Springs International Film Festival held its annual awards gala.

Among those attending the Saturday night affair was James Franco, a likely Academy Award nominee for the drama "127 Hours" and also co-host along with Anne Hathaway of the Feb. 27 Oscar telecast.

"Yeah, it's weird," said Franco, who does some of his studies at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C.. "Yesterday, I was in North Carolina and it was snowing. And I flew out at 9 p.m. and landed at about 1 a.m. in L.A.. And then I met with Anne Hathaway and did some preparation for the Oscars. And now here I am in Palm Springs. And then I'm going to go back to the snows of North Carolina and study poetry. I'm sure I'm developing a split personality. But at least it's in two worlds that I still love."

Franco was in town to present his "127 Hours" director Danny Boyle with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award, named after Palm Springs' late mayor, who spearheaded creation of the festival 22 years ago. Only recently, however, has the fest's gala become an award-circuit staple.

"It's obviously a legendary festival," said Colin Firth, who received the Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award for his work in "The King's Speech." "I've never been here," he continued. "So, it's quite a debut for me."

Javier Bardem was honored with the fest's International Star Award for his work in "Biutiful." "I don't know what it ("International Star") means," Bardem chuckled. "It guess it means I don't speak English."

Ben Affleck, who co-wrote, directed and starred in "The Town," admitted he, too, was also a bit baffled by his Palm Springs honor. "They told me I was going to get the Chairman's Award. I thought it was, like, the award for the people who loot the company, and everybody goes broke," Affleck joked.

The cast of "The Social Network" was given the Ensemble Performance Award and, as they have since the film's premiere last fall, the cast walked the red carpet together. "I think the fact that we all have each other means a great deal," said Andrew Garfield, walking the media gauntlet with co-stars Jesse Eisenberg and Armie Hammer.

"These events are a great honor," Garfield continued. "But they're also nerve wracking. It's incredibly intimidating to be in front of a wall of lights for even a minute. It's a strange thing on the senses. So, the fact that I get to be here (with his co-stars and director), it is like a nice little traveling family theater group."

Desert Palm actress winner Natalie Portman's small baby bump could be seen through her long-sleeved beige and black Vionne cocktail dress. Award season may actually prove a good thing for her pregnancy. "Actually, I feel very calm," Portman explained. "I feel so lucky and happy. I'm very grateful to have my personal life be in such a lucky place right now."

"Winter's Bone" star Jennifer Lawrence was given the night's Rising Star Award. "I'm looking around and, like, really appreciating," she said. "I mean, I just saw Robert Duvall ("Get Low") five minutes ago and I was like, 'Everybody needs to stop and appreciate that we're looking at Robert Duvall, just for a minute."

Duvall, who turned 80 last week, picked up the Career Achievement Award, and said one of the secrets to his endurance has been "hanging out with young people . . . Sometimes I'd rather work with the first-time director than the guy who has done it 50 times."

The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival continues through Jan. 17.