NEWSBilly Crystal Gets Standing Ovation at Oscars
Feb. 28 2011, Published 3:49 p.m. ET
You look mah-velous! And so does Billy Crystal, former eight-time host of the Oscars. When he took the stage last night the audience leapt to their feet before he paid homage to former host, the late Bob Hope.
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As PopEater notes James Franco seemed pre-occupied with updating posts to Twitter; perhaps there's a "Draft Billy Crystal" movement in the works? His appearance seemed to be a breath of fresh air for the audience.
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Considering Billy hasn't hosted the iconic awards ceremony since 2004, after the resounding applause he joked, "Wow. So, where was I?" Then he added, "Some things never change: The producers asked me to say we're running a little long...so here are the nominees for best picture..."
