Jimmy Kimmel to host Oscars again! The organizers of the Academy Awards decided to stick with this extraordinary host. The official page of The Academy awards confirmed the news by posting on their social media handles on November 16.
Hollywood’s awards season has been slow due to the actors’ strike, which has prevented stars from promoting their finished work. The strike is over and now Hollywood is gearing up for the 96th Oscars which will be held on March 10 at the Dolby Theatre. The 2024 Oscars will honor the best films released in 2023 ABC has not yet announced a specific start time for the telecast(usually around 8 p.m.). Ahead of red carpet coverage. This year the event is expected to bring heightened expectations with the introduction of new norms aimed at diversity and inclusion in the film industry as the preliminary voting phase will begin on December 18, 2023 and It’ll end on December 21, 2023.
96th OSCAR CEREMONY
Oscar is the most prestigious award in the film world. So every year movie lovers have their eyes on this event. But the role of the conductor, who stands on the stage and keeps the entire show alive, is another attraction. People are curious about who will host the Oscar ceremony! This year Mr. Kimmel, 56, will return to the Oscars stage on March 10 to host the 96th ceremony.
Jimmy Kimmel is a well-known face in the world of entertainment. This American late-night talk-show personality, producer and comedian is best known as the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! He spent his childhood developing a love for practical jokes, which today has placed him in the seat of the world’s best television host.
The Emmy Award-winning talk show host proved himself on the stage of 89th, 90th and 95th Oscar ceremony. In that sense, he will host the Oscar ceremony for the fourth time in 2024.
Kimmel’s wife, Molly McNerney, who is the executive producer and co-head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, will also return for the second year to serve as the show’s executiveproducer.
JIMMY AS RIGHT CHOICE
The world witnessed an unexpected scene at the Oscars in 2022. Comedian Chris Rock was presenting. At one point, he made a joke about Will Smith’s wife. And Smith got angry and went straight to the stage and slapped Chris on his face. The film world is surprised by this incident. In the wake of Will Smith’s slapping of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Kimmel led a careful ceremony that helped stabilize the Academy Awards after years of crisis. The increasing number of viewership for the 2023 Oscars under him contributed to Jimmy’s comeback too.
The Academy and ABC have noticed inconsistencies between formats in recent years. Three hosts were brought in in 2022 and zero hosts was there from 2019 to 2021.
According to Nielsen data, the number of viewers was 10.4 million in 2021, which is the lowest. This year the number of viewers has increased to about 19 million. Prior to 2018, the telecast had never descended below 32 million. For the 2023 show, the Academy had Jimmy Kimmel as host In this year, around 18.7 million Americans watched the Academy Awards ceremony.
Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment said, “After his triumphant return to the Oscars stage last year, we are honored to have Jimmy back”.
“We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience. We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible creativity and partnership and for going on this ride with us again.” said by Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang.”
Jimmy Kimmel exclaimed his joy by posting the announcement on his ‘X’ handle. “I’m enthused to announced that I’m returning to host the Oscars.”
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