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Oscar Hosts Now Appealing To Cat People, Nerds
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 24, 2011
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New photos of our Oscar hosts have popped up this week, the most recent of James Franco—which he Twittered earlier today—napping with cats. We never really thought of Francophiles as cat people, so maybe this is all part of a plan by our Oscars hosts to appeal to a new demographic and achieve world domination (or at least bring the awards show high ratings)?
Anne Hathaway doesn't really need to be a part of this equation, but she has been doing her part none-the-less; last night she attended an Oscar dinner at Chateau Marmont wearing these glasses that totally clash with her eyebrows. Was the geek chic look an effort to appeal to the ironic young creatives that may not have become smitten with her in Bride Wars? We may never know. In summary: JAMES FRANCO NAPPING WITH CATS.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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