Seth MacFarlane (Getty)

Seth MacFarlane (Getty) Credit: Seth MacFarlane (Getty)

Not only will Seth MacFarlane play host at the Academy Awards next month, he’ll help announce the nominees this Thursday morning.

Along with actress Emma Stone, MacFarlane will read the noms’ names starting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, marking the first time since 1972 that an Oscar show host has participated in the big announcement.

The awards show airs live Feb. 24.

The Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, airs Sunday. The Screen Actors Guild Awards hits the airwaves on Jan. 27.  

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