Robert Downey Jr

Suggested By: Dominic Ching, Chris Durnan (Facebook)

Past Form: Downey is well into his big return, with the Iron Man movies, Tropic Thunder and Sherlock Holmes. But he's also a funny bloke, as anyone who has heard him in interviews and on stage at events can attest. Quick-witted and razor sharp, he'll be a self-deprecating, audience-friendly host.

Show Highlights: Making a call to the effects team who worked on Iron Man, Downey Jr can plan a spectacular entrance as he jets in from the rafters.

And that repulser cannon would be great if anyone's speech runs long. Even if they do need a pulley system to make it work in real life.

Sample Speech: "Everybody knows you never go full retard."



Samuel L Jackson

Suggested By: XlittlemissdeppX, Richard Joseph Delafield (Facebook)

Past Form: A larger-than-life personality, Jackson has hosted a few smaller shows in his time, and his hefty career has the respect of most of Hollywood.

Samuel L "mother f*****g" Jackson could keep things moving just by staring at people on stage.

Show Highlights: Jackson tees off the show with golf gags for the older Hollywood crowd, before fighting an intelligent mutant shark (this time, SLJ wins, you toothy bitch!) and making sure everyone knows he's carrying.

Sure, it might mean that a few celebrities are lost along the way, but there's always some dead wood at these things anyway.

Sample Speech: (to a winner) "You're gonna kiss the sun and taste the m**********n’ rainbow."

Next: Christoph Waltz, Werner Herzog