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Best and worst Oscar hosts of all time

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After hosting the Academy Awards nine times from 1990 to 2012 (he also opened the 2006 Oscars), it's no secret that Billy Crystal knows how to put on a good show. One of the veteran host's most notable skits took place in 1992. Crystal <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9cERvUX6sE' target='_blank'>took the stage wearing a Hannibal Lecter mask</a>, because "Silence of the Lambs" was nominated for seven awards. (The thriller won best picture.)

After hosting the Academy Awards nine times from 1990 to 2012 (he also opened the 2006 Oscars), it's no secret that Billy Crystal knows how to put on a good show. One of the veteran host's most notable skits took place in 1992. Crystal took the stage wearing a Hannibal Lecter mask, because "Silence of the Lambs" was nominated for seven awards. (The thriller won best picture.)