Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight 12 months and fourth time total, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences introduced.
ABC is popping once more to its late-night host a 12 months after bringing Kimmel again for a 2023 ceremony that drew 18.7 million viewers, probably the most since 2020’s pre-pandemic broadcast. In the wake of Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars, Kimmel led a cautious ceremony that helped stabilize the Academy Awards after years of turmoil.
Kimmel additionally hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018.
“I at all times dreamed of internet hosting the Oscars precisely 4 instances,” Kimmel stated in a press release.
Though the comedian is inching up within the file books, he is nonetheless a protracted methods from probably the most frequent Oscar emcee. That title belongs to Bob Hope, who hosted a file 19 instances both solo or as a co-host. Billy Crystal hosted 9 instances all between 1990 and 2012.
The movie academy earlier introduced that Raj Kapoor will function govt producer and showrunner, Katy Mullan will govt produce and Hamish Hamilton will direct. They’ll be joined by Molly McNearney, govt producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and Kimmel’s spouse, who will return for a second consecutive 12 months to function an govt producer for the present.
“Jimmy has cemented himself as one of many all-time nice Oscars hosts together with his good mix of humanity and humor, and Molly is likely one of the finest stay TV producers round,” Kapoor and Mullan stated in a press release.
The 96th Academy Awards will air stay on ABC on March 10 from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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