Anne Hathaway and James Franco to Host Oscars

The Oscars are taking a very different approach this year, as they've recruited Anne Hathaway and James Franco to host The 83rd Annual Academy Awards. After years of comedians like Billy Crystal, Jon Stewart and Ellen DeGeneres hosting, the Academy first thought a bit outside the box with Hugh Jackman in 2009, before the duo of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosted together this past year.

Hathaway and Franco though particularly stand out, first and foremost thanks to their young age – the 32 year old Franco and 28 year old Hathaway are notably younger than most Oscar hosts. Others will ponder the lack of experience the two have in this kind of performing - and certainly neither have any standup comedy in their background. On the other hand, they've proven to be adept comedic performers on SNL, among other projects.