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10 things that are wildly different since the last time the Oscars went without a host


The Oscars are RIGHT around the corner and you can guarantee we're calling in sick on Monday. As well as the sheer excitement of the fashion, the celebrities and the winners, there's also an overall sense of unease.

Since producers announced that this year's ceremony will go without a host, none of us really know what to think or expect.

The last time the Oscars went host-free was in 1989, which doesn't really give us much to go off as it was an ACTUAL different planet back then.

I mean, just LOOK at them all

1. Jodie Foster was still considered straight

Jodie Foster's sexuality was kept pretty private throughout her career. However, in 2013, Foster gave a 'coming out' speech at the Golden Globes in which she stressed the importance of privacy, gushed about her love for her partner and put the rumours to rest.

2. Lucille Ball was still a living legend

The 1989 Oscars marks the last known footage of Lucille Ball. The 77-year-old actress passed away almost exactly a month after the ceremony.

3. Bruce & Demi were still together

After 11 years of marriage, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore divorced in 1998. They would both remarry, however Demi's marriage to Ashton Kutcher ended in another divorce whilst Bruce's marriage to Emma Heming is still thriving, ten years in.

4. THAT famous phrase did not exist

1989 was the first time that presenters used the phrase: "And the Oscar goes to…" Prior to this, it was simply "And the winner is..." How dull!

5. An animated film had never won

Although not completely animated, Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the first animated film to ever win an Oscar. That night, the film won four Oscars. In 2001, the Academy introduced a Best Animated Feature Film category.

6. River Phoenix's tragic death hadn't happened

As one of the biggest Hollywood heartbreaks, the Stand By Me actor, River Phoenix was just 23 when he died. The actor was tragically found dead on a sidewalk outside the West Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room, due to an overdose. Johnny Depp and Flea (from Red Hot Chilli Peppers) were on stage at the time.

7. Patrick Swayze hadn't made Ghost yet

Swayze shot to fame after his role in Dirty Dancing. Swayze died in 2009 from pancreatic cancer, having never won an Oscar.

8. Drew Barrymore was still battling with substance abuse

Barrymore had a very public struggle with substance abuse before checking into rehab multiple time and eventually becoming clean. Shortly after the 1989 Academy Awards, Barrymore attempted suicide.

9. Tom Cruise was married to someone... random?

Tom Cruise divorced Mimi Rogers and less than a year later, was married to Nicole Kidman. This made them the couple with the shortest and longest legs in Hollywood.


10. Robin Williams was still with us

Williams was married to Marsha Garces Williams at the time who produced some of his most iconic movies including Mrs Doubtfire, Good Morning Vietnam, Patch Adams and Dead Poet's Society.


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