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"Seth MacFarlane has discussed his role as host for this year&amp;#039;s Academy Awards. After praising Golden Globes co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, MacFarlane went on to joke that he isn&amp;#039;t concerned about pressure, because he expects to be criticised regardless of what he does.   &amp;quot;Please give Tina and Amy high marks because they did great,&amp;quot; Deadline quotes MacFarlane as saying at a Golden Globes after-party held by HBO.  &amp;quot;It doesn&amp;#039;t matter how I do, Oscar hosts always get thrashed.&amp;quot; MacFarlane also told Collider that he hopes to get advice from seasoned host Billy Crystal before the ceremony. &amp;quot;Before I get into the deep end of this, I do intend to call Billy Crystal and seek his wisdom. When was the last time you read a post-Oscar review where somebody in the entertainment press said, &amp;quot;What a great host!&amp;#039;?   &amp;quot;The last one I think I can remember was probably Billy Crystal. I think a lot of them have been great, but you go into it knowing that, no matter what, even if you put on the greatest show in the world, you&amp;#039;re probably going to be lambasted in the press. &amp;quot;So you might as well enjoy yourself and do the best you can, knowing that the outcome is going to be the same.&amp;quot; Watch Billy Crystal discussing MacFarlane as Oscar host with Digital Spy below:  Golden Globes pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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