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Chris Rockdoesn’t want to hostthe Oscars— but he has an idea of who should!
In a speech at theNew York Film Critics Circle Awardsin New York City on Monday night, Rock, 53, said that fellow comedianSteve Martin, who was also at the event, should hostthe Oscars.
“Steve Martin’s here! Steve Martin, you should hostthe Oscars,” Rock said. “You’re the best. Steve Martin should hostthe Oscars. Because I’m not doing it, goddammit! You’re not getting me.”
Steve Martin at the 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards.Stephen Lovekin/Variety/REX/Shutterstock
Rock has hostedthe Oscarstwice, in both 2005 and 2016. Martin has hosted three times, most recently in 2010 withAlec Baldwin.
Rock, who was a surprise presenter at the night’s ceremony, also shared his thoughts about the current state of comedy.
“If it was five years ago I could say something real offensive and funny right now,” the comedian said, “but I can’t do that anymore, so… heyyyy!”
Roma, the black and white Spanish-language film set in 1970s Mexico City, was named Best Picture at the annual NYFCC awards, while the film’s director,Gravity‘s Alfonso Cuarón, also won the directing and cinematography prizes.
Regina Hallwon the Best Actress award for her role in comedySupport the Girls, while the Best Actor prize went toEthan Hawke, celebrating his turn as a pastor inFirst Reformed.
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In an interviewon his SiriusXM radio showStraight from TheHartreleased on Monday night, Hart discussed the controversy.
“We thought it was okay to talk like that [in the past], because that’s how we talked to one another,” Hart explained. “In that, you go f—. This is wrong now. Because now we’re in a space where I’m around people of the LGBTQ community, and I’m now aware of how these words make them feel, and why they say ‘That s– hurt because of what I’ve been through.'”
source: people.com
