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Chris Rock will host the 2016 Oscars.
Hosting the Oscars is not easy, judging by more than 80 years of shows, but the payoff is that if the host (or hosts) has a particularly great night, it can elevate them to a special type of star in Hollywood. And if they bomb, it might be a good time to take a long vacation.
Before the analysis of how Chris Rock does this year, we looked back on the five hosts who had the best nights, and the five who had the worst in Oscar history.