Does Tina Fey Want to Produce the Oscars? Find Out Her Next Award Show Aspirations

Find out her next award show aspirations.

By Seija Rankin Sep 21, 2015 12:17 AMTags
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First the Golden Globes and now the...Oscars? Could it be true for Tina Fey?

Well...kind of.

The actress doesn't have any plans to pick up hosting gigs anytime soon, but she did say she had some ideas if the Academy Awards came calling. Production ideas, to be specific. Fey stopped by to chat with Ryan Seacrest during today's Emmy red carpet and she explained what her much-discussed interests are all about.

"I was really just running my mouth," Fey said of her off-the-cuff suggestion. "I was like, 'I'll produce the Oscars!' The only thing I would do differently is I would bring the people who do the live TV show timing from SNL...SNL 40, which won an Emmy last week, was three-and-a-half hours long and brought in exactly to time because those guys know how to do it."

We have to say, we would certainly tune in to a Tina Fey-backed Academy Awards show! But the actress also discussed something that is certain: The success of her show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which is nominated for several awards tonight.

"I think [Netflix] was a great fit for us, because people could binge watch it," she explained before giving a much-deserved shoutout. "And I think we have a great cast: Ellie Kemper is adorable, and Jane and Tituss are hilarious and Carol Kane is a legend. It just all clicked."

Oh, and of course before she moved on she had to give a few tips for tonight's first-time host Andy Samberg. "I'm excited to be in my seat and watch him," said Fey. "I'm hoping for a musical element because The Lonely Island usually brings great stuff."

Did you hear that, Andy?

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