When I read this story, I assumed it was meant to be a joke, but is it? What do you think? I guess we’ll find out tonight when we watch the Oscars!

It’s being reported that Miley Cyrus has been added to the Academy Awards to present actor Zac Efron with a lifetime achievement Oscar for his body of work. �I am honored that I�ll have the opportunity to help honor such a fine actor,� said Cyrus. �His fans have been pushing for this his entire career which spans four years.� See how that reads just like a joke?

But then, Dateline Hollywood says:

The decision to present Efron with an Oscar is being met with some controversy as Efron only has one big screen credit to his name so far.

�He was in �Hairspray,� and that�s it,� said Amy Williamson who has been an Academy member since 1964. �I think this is a shameful and desperate attempt by the show�s producers to attract a younger audience.�

But the show�s producer Gil Cates defends the decision to honor Efron by pointing to his body of work.

�Most of his work has been on television, that is true. However, a lot of us believe that his acting transcends television or any other medium,� said Cates. �In his amazing career, no one can forget when he appeared on �The Suite Life of Zack and Cody� as Trevor in 2006 or his breathtaking peformance as Danny in �Navy: NCIS� or �Young Simon� in �Firefly.� This young man deserves an Oscar.�

The honorary Oscar was supposed to be given to Robert F. Boyle, an art director and production designer who worked on such great works as �The Birds� and �North by Northwest.�

�Someone from the Academy called me last night to let me know that there giving the award to some Efron guy,� said the 98 year old Boyle. �They also took back my tickets for the show. They say there are no seats available because they had to make room for other people.�

�We tried to accommodate Robert Boyle, but unfortunately we needed the extra seats for Zac�s co-stars from �High School Musical,�� said Cates.

Are you kidding me?! Surely, surely it’s April Fool’s Day or something!

If you REALLY want to check out Zac’s “body of work,” check this out!

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