Ok, I "neglected" to mention his comedy writing acumen, etc. He is still second rate in my book. I love animation just not his stuff. We are in agreement about most actors hosting this affair howwever. I think it was Anne Hathaway and James Franco who did the honors a few years ago. They made me wince though I like their work in movies otherwise for the most part.Edwin-S said:Yeah, because having an animator host the Academy Awards is really dragging the show down to its lowest depth. After all, animation isn't real film making, right? The only thing is that McFarlane is a comedy writer/director/producer, so I would say that qualifies him for hosting duties as much as Billy Crystal and probably more than some of the dud actors that they have used as hosts. I doubt the man has done any animating in years.