NPH Gets 2015 OSCAR Host Gig

Variety has it that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has hired Neil Patrick Harris to host the 87th annual Academy Awards which will broadcast live on ABC

Harris, 41, Tweeted a link to a video showing him answering his iPhone with a firm "I'm in."

Harris has performed on the Academy Awards show, but this will be his first time as host. Harris hosted the Tony Awards last year and the Emmy Awards in 2013 and 2009.

 He is co-starring in David Fincher's thriller the. hit “Gone Girl.” He has won five Emmys and this year took home a Tony for the lead role in the musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will be handling their third consecutive Oscar producing gig.

"We are thrilled to have Neil host the Oscars," they said in a statement. "We have known him his entire adult life, and we have watched him explode as a great performer in feature films, television and stage. To work with him on the Oscars is the perfect storm, all of his resources and talent coming together on a global stage."

The telecast will air on Feb. 22 .