Posted by: Anthony Langlois
Date: October 15, 2004

US comedian Chris Rock (Head of State, Bad Company) is to host the 77th annual Academy Awards. The glitzy event takes place in Los Angeles on February 27th 2005. The awards known at the Oscars, that take place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, have previously been hosted by the likes of Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, and Steve Martin. In the last fifteen years David Letterman is the only person to present the show apart from Crystal, Goldberg and Martin. Rock is said to the man to jazz up the awards and bring it up to date.

This year's Academy Awards nominations will be revealed on 25 January, followed by the Hollywood ceremony on 27 February.

Be sure to stay tuned to The Hollywood News for the latest Oscar updates.