Rumors also started buzzing that he was already in lint to do the job when reports came out saying that the producers had already asked him back but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences quickly responded denying that any arrangements had been made for next year’s ceremony saying, “Given the fact that we just confirmed Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produce, we understand how people might speculate in that fashion, but it’s really way too early to have any idea who our host might be in 2014,” explained an Academy spokesperson in April 2013.

But as fate would have it, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the Oscar cast producers officially offered MacFarlane the job once again…even though as the last show was approaching he expressed his feelings about doing the job again saying, “Who knows how this will go,” MacFarlane expressed before show on Feb. 24. “Even if it goes great, I just don’t think that I could do this again. It’s just too much with everything else that I have to do. I’m happy to be doing it and I will be thrilled to have done it, assuming I get out of there in one piece, but I really think this is a one-time thing for me.”

Well, he stuck to his word and has officially Tweeted his decline to host the Oscars for the March 2, 2014 show.

His two-part Tweet read: “Traumatized critics exhale: I’m unable to do the Oscars again. Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep. However, I highly–>

–> recommend the job, as Zadan and Meron are two of the most talented producers in the business. My suggestion for host is Joaquin Phoenix.

Apparently the 39 year old star actor, director, and Family Guy voice over is too busy and needs his beauty rest.

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Sultry singer Adele is set to perform the theme song to the latest James Bond movie “Skyfall” at the Oscars, which will be her first time performing in the U.S. since last year’s Grammy Awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a statement on Wednesday that said Adele will perform the Oscar-nominated song at the 85th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24. Adele and producer Paul Epworth are also up for a nomination themselves in the best original song category for “Skyfall.”

This news doesn’t come as a surprise to many people in the industry considering Adele’s award show ubiquity. The singer who took the world by storm with her amazing voice has already won a Golden Globe for the “Skyfall” theme. The Oscars will be the first time Adele performs “Skyfall” in front of a live audience. She released a statement saying that she is absolutely honored to be singing to an audience that helped capture her imagination.

The Oscars will also present a tribute to James Bond, marking the 50th anniversary of the franchise.

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Steven Spielberg tied for his personal best today at this year’s Academy Awards nominations ceremony when his film “Lincoln” received Oscar nods for best picture, director, as well as several acting nominations for his cast including Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.

Spielberg also received 12 Oscar nominations back in 1993 for his film “Schindler’s List” which went on to win Best Picture and Best Director.

All together 9 films were nominated in the best picture category this morning: “Argo,” Ben Affleck’s true story of the rescue of hostages in Iran, Tarantino’s western slave-revenge film “Django Unchained,” the low-budget indie hit “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” the film adaptation of the musical “Les Miserables,” the film adaptation of the book “Life of Pi,” the elderly love story “Amour,” the Osama Bin Laden manhunt flick “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Silver Linings Playbook” starring Bradley Cooper.

The Academy Awards will air on February, 24th from Los Angeles.

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It was only a month ago that actor Joaquin Phoenix was quoted as saying that the Academy Awards were “bulls**t” and that they were neither something he wanted “to be a part of” or “believe in,” now, perhaps because award season is quickly approaching, the outspoken actor has had a change of heart.

Phoenix told the Sydney Morning Herald: “I wouldn’t have the career that I have if it weren’t for the Oscars. I haven’t been in a lot of movies that have made a lot of money…and getting nominated for a movie has probably helped my career tremendously.”

Phoenix has been nominated twice for an Oscar in the past, for his role in ‘Gladiator’ and for his role as Johnny Cash in the biopic ‘Walk the Line’ and with another nomination likely for his latest lead role in ‘The Master’ it seems the actor has decided to play nice with the Academy saying: “It’s not like I f—king hate the Oscars. It doesn’t occupy my time to where I can build up hate.”

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