The Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that
Australia star Hugh Jackman will host the 81st
Academy Awards.
The affable
Aussie will take over hosting duties from comedian Jon
Stewart, who was emcee last year. Long a gay fan favorite,
Jackman has starred in films including the X-Men
series and Swordfish and Broadway's
The Boy From Oz, which dramatized the life of
gay singer-songwriter Peter Allen.
Jackman is no
stranger to hosting duties, though. He won an Emmy in
2005 for hosting the 59th annual Tony Awards in 2004.
Hollywood's
biggest night is scheduled for February 22 at Los Angeles's
Kodak Theatre. (Neal Broverman, Advocate.com)
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