Derek Jeter. By the time he stepped away from baseball in 2014 after a historic 20-year career with the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter had established himself as one of the most respected men to ever have played the game.
. . one answer at a time. The Oscars (held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood) on February 27, 2011, were be broadcast on ABC. In the UK, the Oscars were broadcast on Sky Channel 301 at 1 a.m. on February 28. ABC will continue to air the Oscars in the US through 2014.
A version of this story first appeared in the Oct. 31 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Neil Patrick Harris was not the Academy's first choice to host the 2015 Oscars. Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron first begged last year's host, Ellen DeGeneres, whose turn at the podium netted an 8 percent increase in viewership over the year prior.