Glutton for punishment Jimmy Kimmel will referee this year’s Oscars
Kimmel will once again host the Oscars after he successfully made it one year without a slap
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Two years after Chris Rock refused to keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of his damn mouth, Jimmy Kimmel has signed on to the Oscars for another term as host, risking criticism from a violent, vengeful audience that won’t stand for G.I. Jane jokes in this century, per The Hollywood Reporter. Kimmel returns following his successful stint last year, at the end of which he proudly noted that the Academy had gone one telecast without incident. Now he’s looking to make it two for two.
The 96th Academy Awards will mark Kimmel’s fourth time hosting the awards. He ties Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon, who hosted twice solo and twice with a co-host, with four ceremonies under his belt. But he’ll have to get those rookie numbers up if he wants to compete with Billy Crystal (nine ceremonies) or Bob Hope (19).
In recent years, the Oscars have struggled with its hosts, which have ranged from the disinterested (James Franco) to the sexist (Seth MacFarlane) to the nonexistent (from 2019 to 2021, there was no host). However, Kimmel has proven a firm hand with the ceremony, offering gentle ribbing at Hollywood’s expense to an even-keeled handling of the ceremony’s many controversies. Kimmel can steer the ship.
This year’s Academy Awards will be yet another Hollywood homecoming. Following the two massive strikes that turned production lines into picket lines for several months, Kimmel is primed to help the industry blow off steam by giving the dog from Anatomy Of A Fall a Best Supporting Actor trophy. What better way to unite the entertainment elite than celebrating the world’s best dog actor?
Despite some early grumblings, the Academy Awards have not moved dates. The 96th ceremony will air on ABC on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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I liked the years without hosts. Those were very efficient shows.
Remember when Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Emmys and he laid down and people got angry that he took attention away from that short woman accepting a bullshit award? That was a thing that happened on TV.
Her name is Quinta Brunson and she fucking deserved that award.
Her show is great and that greatness was diminished by receiving an award that had been won multiple times each by Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory. Winning an Emmy is like having your anti-vaxer aunt agree with you at Thanksgiving.
How does it get decided who will host each year’s Oscars?
Last year was one of the smoothest, most enjoyable Oscar ceremonies ever, so going back to Kimmel makes total sense, but there’s no way this year’s ceremony isn’t a total shit show after this year. The Academy had better give at least a few technical awards to Barbie to distract from everything else & keep the audience happy.
Should be one step above mediocre. I wish they’d bring back Ricky Gervais. I love how he leaves half of the attendees laughing and the other half squirming.