Octavia Spencer Talks Oscar Host and New Movie at Sundance

Octavia Spencer Does Not Want to Host the Oscars, But We Tried

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Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Julius Onah, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. visited the Vulture Spot at the Sundance Film Festival to talk about their new movie, Luce, but studio host Matt Rogers took the opportunity to do a little leg work on behalf of the Academy. Watch Octavia break our hearts and explain why she would never take a gig hosting the Oscars, even if someone with much more authority over the show than Vulture asked her.

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Octavia Spencer Doesn’t Want to Host the Oscars But We Tried