Ten years ago, James Franco and Anne Hathaway co-hosted the 83rd Academy Awards, and the experiment turned out to be quite awkward, according to several writers who performed the performance in 2011.
At the time, the broadcast was criticized for cringing and lacking chemistry between the two performers who did just that while playing against each other.
“It was like the world’s most awkward blind date between the cool rocker-stoner boy and the cute theater camp cheerleader,” writer David Wild told The Ringer on Wednesday of the pair’s opening monologue in which the star of ‘Love & Other Drugs ‘was the subject. bragging of Franco for his Best Actor nomination for “127 Hours” while Hathaway was overlooked.
Wild recalled a moment long ago when that caused friction between the co-hosts after Hathaway – just 28 and the youngest host ever at the time – tried to give Franco advice.
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Actors James Franco, left, and Anne Hathaway present the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California (Gabriel Bouys / AFP via Getty Images)
Again, this is a reminder, however [she] was like, ‘Maybe you should try that,’ and he was like, ‘Don’t tell me how to be funny,’ ‘Wild claimed.
“Oh my god, you are all real!” Hathaway, 38, exclaimed to the audience as a seemingly disinterested Franco, 42, barely stared at the crowd.
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Another writer on the air said the moment paralleled each of the actors’ approach to the coveted hosting job.
“Anne made herself available immediately,” said Jordan Rubin of the star of “Princess Diaries”. “I went to her house and worked on the script and she was on a number of conference calls and responded to emails and was a great contributor.”
Oscar writers reflected on James Franco and Anne Hathaway’s performance at the 2011 Oscars, calling the ordeal an “ awkward blind date. ” (Reuters / Mike Blake)
On the other hand, Franco seemed ‘always on a flight and it was very hard for me to get a hold of him’, continued Rubin of the funny man, who was incredibly busy at the time keeping his acting career. while earning his money at the same time. graduated and working as an acting coach.
Viewers at the time speculated whether the star of “Pineapple Express” was really high during the broadcast.
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Hathaway was eager to get started, Rubin insisted, adding that the “Devil Wears Prada” star was “ready to play and 110% committed,” and although Rubin described Franco as “a great dude, “he said to Franco,” often looked like he’d just woken up from a nap. ”
“It’s almost like showing up on a tennis court and one decided they were going to play in the US Open and the other wanted to play in jeans and just hit a few balls,” explained Rubin.
Commenting on the alleged verbal argument that allegedly took place between Franco and Hathaway during rehearsals, Rubin said he saw the situation as a moment when Franco deliberately tried to add a different element to Hathaway’s approach and host style.
“I think he wanted to play it like a buddy cop movie with two opposite characters,” said Rubin.
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In 2019, the “Oceans 8” actress opened her mind about the now infamous attempt at hosting presentations hosting awards, when reports circulated that the show would go without a host for the first time in decades.
“Whatever happens with today’s show, just remember it’s been worse. Happy Oscars!” she joked in an Instagram post at the time.
Anne Hathaway, best supporting actor winner for her performance in ‘Les Miserables’, poses with her Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 24, 2013.
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She also started having the difficulties of hosting Hollywood’s biggest night.
[Franco] didn’t give me anything, “Hathaway told People in January 2019.” God, I remember the night before we were about to go there, and I turned to everyone and said, ‘Am I too much? This feels very big to me. ‘And the producer just said,’ No! Don’t do less. Do more when you need to. And I was like, ‘Oh okay, I think I’m fine.’ And I didn’t realize what happened to that whole thing. “
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Two years later, in 2013, Hathaway went on to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in “Les Miserables”.