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Neil Patrick Harris Spills His Oscar Prep and Gets Fascinated by Jason Kennedy's Magic Trick—Watch Now!

Find out what the Academy Award host is doing to prepare for Hollywood's biggest night!

By Bruna Nessif Oct 25, 2014 2:27 AMTags

Don't quote us, but we think there will be some magic happening during the 2015 Oscars (either literally or figuratively).

Neil Patrick Harris has been tapped to host Hollywood's biggest night, and during an appearance on E! News today, the funnyman dished to Jason Kennedy and Giuliana Rancic on how he's prepping for the Academy Awards stage.

"I'm trying to watch a bunch of past Oscar shows in sequence so I can see sort of how technology has changed, the set, the room," NPH, who already has Emmy and Tony hosting duties under his belt.

"Keep in mind, award shows is a room filled with terribly nervous people who have been through a gauntlet of anticipation, including the red carpet, where they're constantly asked what they'll say if they win..."

He continues, "And then most of the show, it's all filled with losers. Because out of the five nominees, only one wins. So as the show goes on, more and more of the people are unhappy...so that's kind of the game, is to try and figure out how to be fun and casual and confident and keep it moving and keep it a good show, regardless of whether you win or lose, that you're at least enjoying yourself for the evening."

The trio then spoke about the actor's new memoir, Choose Your Own Autobiography, which is a fun and clever take on how to tell his story by also giving the reader some power as to what happens next.

And there's magic tricks! That prompted Kennedy (who is apparently quite the magician himself) to show off one of his card tricks with G's help.

We must say—it was pretty cool. Watch the clip to see it for yourself!

Tune in to E! News tonight at 7 p.m. & 11 p.m.!

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