Anne Hathaway takes tips from Ricky Gervais for Oscars hosting gig

The 28-year-old took notes from the British funnyman, who has since been criticised for all the lewd jokes at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, for when her and James Franco host the Oscars.

Speaking at the Golden Globes, she told People.com: 'I'm here to take notes from Ricky Gervais for when I host the Oscars.'

Franco added that he is depending on his Oscars co-host Anne Hathaway to pull off a good show on the night.

Speaking at the Art Of Elysium Heaven Gala on Saturday in Los Angeles, James, 32, said: 'I'm just kind of going with the flow.

'There will be some singing and some dancing. We haven't started choreographing that yet or rehearsing that, but there will be some of that.'

The 127 Hours star added: 'She [Hathaway] is the youngest to ever host the Oscars so I guess that's special in itself. She's a great person, great personality, so I'm basically depending on her to pull it off.'