83rd Annual Academy Awards

Academy Awards BILLY Crystal has replaced Eddie Murphy as the official host of the Oscars for 2012.

Academy Awards EDDIE Murphy has quit as this year's host of the Academy Awards following Brett Ratner's decision to leave the show as producer over uproar over a gay slur.

Movies JAMES Franco has broken his silence about his much-maligned Oscars co-hosting stint.

Academy Awards SIR Elton John and David Furnish left their two-month-old son Zachary at home to host their star-studded Oscar viewing party last night.

Entertainment ANNE Hathaway found hosting the Oscars "pure joy from beginning to end".