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Oscar chooses Jon Stewart as its golden boy.

By Burbanked on Jan 5, 2006 in Movies, TV, The Oscars, Views and Reviews | 703 views |

According to the LA Times, Jon Stewart has been chosen as the host of the 78th Annual Academy Awards, following a selection process that has already seen the thumbs-down from previous hosts Billy Crystal and Chris Rock.

What I find most interesting about the selection of Stewart is that he’s primarily known 1) on cable and 2) for doing political news. The Times also makes the point that the primary Oscar contenders this year are small films with political messages such as Brokeback Mountain and Syriana.

That having been said, I also think that he’s a great choice - absolutely funny and sarcastic, but without ever taking himself (or, hopefully, the Oscars) too seriously.

Then again, with The 40-Year-Old Virgin recently nominated for a WGA award, maybe we’re seeing something far more sinister in this “Daily Show” Titanic-like domination of the awards season. If that’s the case, I sure hope that the Oscar pre-show will include red carpet interviews by a particularly amped-up Lewis Black.

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