Like if last year's Oscars were hosted by Deadpool, and this year's Oscars were hosted by Wonder Woman, or James Franco as Tommy Wiseau? Past Oscars could have been hosted by Maximus from Gladiator, Roxie Hart from Chicago, Gandalf from LOTR (or, heck, the entire fellowship), Daniel Craig's James Bond, and so forth.
Of course, there are some details to iron out. The actors would have to be willing to host, and the studios would have to be willing to allow a character that they own to be used (given that the Oscars would be a 3-4 hour commercial for their character and product, I'm sure they would be fine with that). Ideally, the host's script would be written with the aid of at least one screenwriter for the film that character was from.
Nonetheless, such an approach might capture the attention of audiences better than the current approach (since there is a prominent connection with a popular film), while nonetheless strengthening the mission of the Oscars in celebrating films.
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