Seth MacFarlane was arguably a "risky" option as host for the sometimes rigid Academy. "Exactly what would he do?" many thought prior to going into the 2013 Oscars.
With an opening track, called "We Saw Your Boobs," the "Family members Man" creator did not dissatisfy in terms of edginess, calling out starlets who have actually gone topless on the cinema. MacFarlane likewise impersonated a flying nun in yet another videotaped design containing "Lincoln" star Sally Field, which ended with the two kissing.
"I truthfully can not think I'm below," MacFarlane stated, including, "It's a respect that everyone else pointed out 'no.' From Oprah right to Ron Jeremy.".
MacFarlane then underwent the very best picture nominees, lobbing jabs all around, consisting of one at the Academy itself, which overlooked to nominate Ben Affleck in the best director classification.
"The film is so top secret that the film's director is unidentified to the Academy," MacFarlane said to a lot of applause. "They know they screwed up.".
He passed to mention just how winning an Oscar could lead to a successful profession. "Last year Jean Dujardin won best star for 'The Artist'-- and look now he's anywhere," MacFarlane joked.
When discussing Quentin Tarantino's violent movie, "Django Unchained," MacFarlane claimed Chris Brown and Rihanna would call it "a date movie.".
MacFarlane also called out "Silver Linings Playbook" celebrity Jennifer Lawrence, who had actually joked at the Golden Globes that she defeated Meryl Streep for best actress. "Whether I gain or lose, it's a respect Meryl Streep wasn't nominated," MacFarlane stated about Lawrence on Sunday.
Things obtained much more appealing when a video clip screen emerged onstage, including star William Shatner as Leader James T. Kirk of "Star Trek," that proceeded to "check into the future" to anticipate that MacFarlane would certainly be dubbed the "worst Oscars host previously.".
"Your jokes are unsavory and improper, and everybody winds up disliking you," said Shatner, noting, "I'm right here to quit you from doing exactly what you're about to do.".
That prompted MacFarlane to flaunt his song and dance skills, doing "The Way You Look Tonight," with Charlize Theron and "Magic Mike" star Channing Tatum. Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt then participated in MacFarlane for a version of "High Hopes.".
MacFarlane kept the jokes going throughout the evening, at one factor joking that the Oscars ceremony, which is held on Sunday, is like church, "but just with containing more people hoping.".
"It's a balance between not being entirely prideful of the ceremony, but at the same time, injecting a little bit of a lighter perceptiveness than perhaps we have actually seen in the past," MacFarlane told The Associated Press in the days getting at the ceremony. "The Oscars does have a past of taking itself so lethal seriously. And while it undoubtedly is a ceremony that is very important to individuals included, you know we're not treating cancer right here. So if there's any type of subtle suggestion that I'll attempt to inject into the show tonally, it would be that.".
MacFarlane also managed to make an Abraham Lincoln joke, reminding audiences that actor Raymond Massey was an Oscar nominee for 1940's "Abe Lincoln in Illinois." "I would say that the actor who truly got in Lincoln's head was John Wilkes Booth," MacFarlane pointed out. "A hundred and 50 years later, and it's still ahead of time?".
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