The 2022 Oscars will air on March 27 on ABC.
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After an extended streak of going and not using a host, the 2022 Oscars will as soon as once more have an emcee.
For the primary time since 2018, the awards present shall be led by a yet-to-be-named host. The telecast is about to air on March 27 on ABC.
Craig Erwich, president of Hulu Originals and ABC Leisure, introduced the information on Tuesday in the course of the winter Tv Critics Affiliation digital press tour.
It comes after years of attempting out new codecs, together with a wide range of celeb cameos.
For 2019’s present, Kevin Hart was slated to host, however stepped down inside days of being tapped after controversy emerged over his previous homophobic tweets. The present proceeded with none host and turned out to be a shocking success, with a scores increase and important reward. It additionally didn’t harm that the present was half-hour shorter — a reprieve from its standard practically four-hour-long slog.
In 2020 and 2021, the present caught with the host-less format, save for a number of jabs from serial Hollywood roaster Ricky Gervais.
This yr, Glenn Weiss will direct the Oscars and Will Packer will produce.
“You heard it right here first,” Erwich stated. “Will actually has his pulse on well-liked tradition and leisure. I do know he has quite a bit in retailer and we’ll have extra particulars to share quickly.”
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018. Solely about 26.62 million individuals tuned in for the latter telecast.
The scores for the ceremony in recent times have plummeted to new depths. Rankings for the prepandemic 2020 present had 23.64 million viewers after which final yr’s present dropped to a tragic 10.40 million.
Different hosts which have taken to the stage in recent times included Chris Rock in 2016, Neil Patrick Harris in 2015, Ellen DeGeneres in 2014, Seth MacFarlane in 2013, Billy Crystal in 2012 and James Franco together with Anne Hathaway in 2011.
Hart was on monitor to host the 2019 present, nevertheless, his previous controversial tweets resurfaced and he “made the selection to step down from internet hosting this yr’s Oscars,” Hart wrote in an announcement on Twitter on the time. “It is because I don't need to be a distraction on an evening that needs to be celebrated by so many wonderful proficient artists.”
“Spider-Man: No Means Dwelling” star Tom Holland just lately revealed that he was within the internet hosting gig.
In keeping with the Hollywood Reporter, the Academy did attain out to Holland.
“In the event that they ask me to, I'd, and it could be very enjoyable,” he instructed the Hollywood Reporter. “I'd actually take pleasure in it.”
Although the “Spider-Man” actor seems to be a fan favourite, others are taking to Twitter to supply their recommendations.
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