LOS ANGELES — Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is in talks to host the 2012 Academy Awards Show.

Murphy was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for Dreamgirls and had previously hosted the MTV Video Music Awards in 1985.

The Oscars will be produced by Brett Rattner who directed Rush Hour and X-Men: Last Stand,  and recently worked with Murphy on Tower Heist which will be released later this year.