The Academy has found its next Oscar host. And no, it's not Chris Rock
by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times
Nov 07, 2022
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will emcee the 95th Academy Awards, the show's producers announced Monday, returning to the Oscars stage for the third time following back-to-back stints in 2017 and 2018. The show is set to air March 12 on ABC.
In Kimmel, the motion picture academy and ABC — which airs "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" — see a trusted comedic veteran who is adept at delivering both sharp political barbs and broadly silly shtick, and has proven he can handle the pressure and unpredictability of the in its final moments when "La La Land" was mistakenly named best picture instead of the actual winner, "Moonlight."
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