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03-13-2024, 04:29 AM

Since James Franco was inevitably brought up (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/top-10-worst-award-show-hosts-ever.5494414/), here's what I dug up:
Worst Oscars ever? Blame James Franco! (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://tvtattle.com/2011/02/27/)

"The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (https://web.archive.org/web/20140406173552/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3200722-2011-academy-awards/page-1) will likely be remembered (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/worst-oscars-2011-anne-hathaway-james-franco-b1831751.html) as the night (https://www.today.com/popculture/best-amp-worst-2011-oscars-yes-its-bad-wbna41817810) James Franco couldn't act like a host (https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2055924_2055923_2055932,00.html)," says Tim Goodman. "It was not a great night to be on the Internet if you were one of Franco's trusted advisers, as the likable, quirky actor was torched on Twitter and pimp-slapped across the web for his lifeless performance. He had no business agreeing to host the Oscars, and his resulting pratfall (https://nypost.com/2011/03/01/worst-oscars-ever/) in front of — what, a billion people? — must have made David Letterman gleeful, as his stint will no longer be pointed out as some kind of nadir. Anne Hathaway (https://nypost.com/2021/04/15/why-anne-hathaway-and-james-franco-bombed-as-2011-oscars-hosts/) at least tried to sing and dance and preen along to the goings on, but Franco seemed distant, uninterested and content to keep his Cheshire-cat-meets-smug smile on display throughout."

Franco & Hathaway were "marvelous" — funny, poised, relaxed and smart (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/02/28/oscars-kings-speech-franco-hathaway/)
Seemed like Franco invested more time tweeting from backstage (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://blogs.indiewire.com/carynjames/archives/2011/02/28/oscarreview/)
"It just came across like she was killing herself to compensate for his apathy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/oscars-tv-review-anne-hathaway-and-james-franco-host-a-disastrous-academy-awards-telecast)
Franco & Hathaway had no chemistry (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/movies/awardsseason/28watch.html) // ABC catches Melissa Leo's F-bomb (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYrKr8sZvW0)
Why was Colin Firth's "King's Speech" voice used over the Best Picture nominees? (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://blog.mysanantonio.com/jakle06/2011/02/the-oscars-an-insulting-bore/)
Blame the producers: It felt like a dress rehearsal (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2011/02/28/young-hip-oscar-show-falls-cant-get-up/) // Kirk Douglas stole the show (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658815/kirk-douglas-oscars.jhtml)
Not as bad as Rob Lowe & Snow White from 1989 — at least that was memorable (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11059/1128638-67.stm)
"Modern Family" creates its own Oscar tribute (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20469380,00.html) // Why did Oscar forget Corey Haim? (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/package/article/0,,20449766_20469520,00.html)
Will Zachary Levi release a post-"Chuck" album following his Oscar performance? (https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142214/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b228356_zachary_levi_already_planning_life_past.html)
Was James Franco on drugs (https://web.archive.org/web/20110303084456/http://www.slate.com/id/2286354/entry/2286358/), or just being his postmodern self (https://web.archive.org/web/20110303084456/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/oscars/?story=/ent/tv/feature/2011/02/28/oscars_2001_telecast)?
Who's to blame for low Oscar ratings? (https://web.archive.org/web/20110303084456/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/02/were-low-oscar-ratings-the-fault-of-anne-hathaway-and-james-franco-or-the-kings-speech.html) Was it "The King's Speech" or Anne Hathaway and James Franco?