Best and worst Oscar hosts of all time February 22, 2013 -- Updated 1131 GMT (1931 HKT) Best: Billy Crystal Best: Johnny Carson Best: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin Best: Bob Hope Worst: David Letterman Best: Whoopi Goldberg Honorable mention: Jon Stewart Worst: Chris Rock Worst: Chevy Chase Worst: Jerry Lewis Worst: Anne Hathaway and James Franco