Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting the 87th Academy Awards Ceremony, which will be held on February 22, 2015 and televised on ABC. The announcement was made by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today.
“It is truly an honor and a thrill to be asked to host this year’s Academy Awards. I grew up watching the Oscars and was always in such awe of some of the greats who hosted the show,” said Harris. “To be asked to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, and everyone else who had the great fortune of hosting is a bucket list dream come true.”
Harris is known as an Emmy-winning TV actor, but has also won a Tony Award for his work on the Broadway production of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and has appeared in several feature-length movies, including his most recent role in Gone Girl.
The Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, California and will be televised live on ABC at 4pm ET (7pm PT).
Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Press Release. Neil Patrick Harris photo credit: Eric Schwabel. ©A.M.P.A.S.
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Good choice! He'll make a great Academy Awards host!