Chicago producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are to mastermind the 2013 Oscars ceremony, organisers have announced.

BBC: Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to run Oscar show

Telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said they were "honoured" she had agreed to do a "special" performance.

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"We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars, " said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron in a statement.

BBC: Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to host Oscars

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, producers of the 2013 Oscars ceremony, have been invited back to produce next year's event, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced.

BBC: Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron invited back

"We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films on their 50th birthday, " said the producers of the Oscars show, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

BBC: Oscar statuettes

"We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films on their 50th birthday, " said the producers of this February's Oscars show, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

BBC: Oscars ceremony to salute James Bond's 50th birthday

Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, producers of the Oscars, asked McLane if he'd lend his expertise after impressing them with his work on "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" with Daniel Radcliffe, a show they also produced.

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