That's right, folks. Wolverine will not be returning to preside over proceedings. Instead, we get the combined claw power of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. I'll just repeat that one more time. Steve Martin. And Alex Baldwin. Who saw that one coming?

A good old-fashioned double act, then, one a seasoned Oscars host, the other Alec Baldwin. Who will be the funniest? It's hard to call, but it's certainly a great excuse to root through Saturday Night Live on YouTube for their multiple spots as guest hosts. The pair will be showing off their chemistry in December in It's Complicated, a movie which sees them fighting over Meryl Streep. Battered, scarred, and bruised, the ageing white male duo will no doubt entertain the A-List masses in their own unique, old-school way - 1980s style. They'll be hitting the Kodak Theatre on Sunday 7th March - a date exceedingly close to my birthday. This will hopefully be one of the better presents on the list...