The 2022 Academy Awards are the first Oscars to host guests in years! Here are some stars who have played the role in the past before the show even kicks off.
There has been no host at the Oscars since 2019, but that will change: Amy Schumer† Wanda SykesAnd sala regina all ready to host the 94th Academy Awards on March 27! The trio was announced on February 16, 2022, after several days of speculation.
The 2019 Academy Awards show made history by not hosting it for the first time since 1989. It wasn’t originally planned that way. Kevin Hart He had previously registered for the concert, but it wasn’t long before Twitter users resurfaced a year of homophobic tweets. Hart later resigned from the role after backlash against him, and no one accepted the job. In the years that followed, the show was left without a host to accompany the tedious three or four hour broadcast, and it never missed a beat.
Of course, we will always miss the pleasant opening monologues and audience interaction during the broadcast. But the show must go on and it will do so in 2021 through celebrity hosts playing a bigger role. After a sneak peek at Wanda, Amy, and Regina’s upcoming appearance, here’s a roster of stars who have taken on the job of hosting the Oscars with varying degrees of success over the years.
Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes: 2022
Amy, Regina and Wanda were already laughing at a new promo to promote the next show.
They just need to do better than last year’s hosts…
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– Academy (@ Academy) 10 March 2022
“Sir, are you ready to host the Oscars?” Amy asked Regina and Wanda, who said they needed to “do better than last year’s MC”. Obviously, the show didn’t have a host in 2021 and they soon realized it. “I don’t even remember last year’s guest… They must have been cancelled,” Wanda said. Regina immediately remembered that she was there … immortality a host asks Wanda to proclaim: “Boom! We’re already winning!”
Jimmy Kimmel: 2017 and 2018
ABC was surprised by the talk show host’s late night performance in 2017, especially La La Terra misnamed best photo above real winner Moonlight† Deserved Jimmy Kimmel Hosting ceremonies for the second time in a row, returning in 2018, Jimmy has hosted an Oscar-starred audience thanks to his Hollywood base and close circle of freshmen. This also helped Jimmy Kimmel Livelead author – and Jimmy’s wife – Molly McNearney took over broadcast writing duties to keep the show’s humor current and trendy.
Chris Rock: 2005 and 2016
Chris Rock It had the unpleasant task of hosting the 88th Academy Awards in 2016, which received zero nominations for black actors. As a result, the black comedian had to face the #OscarsSoWhite elephant in the room. She touched on the subject in her monologue, which she jokingly called the ceremony the “White People’s Choice Awards.” He added that in recent years there has been no fuss about a lack of diversity, because “we had real things to protest; We’re too busy being raped and lynched to think about who’s going to win the best cameraman.” He also added, “This year’s In Memoriam package will just have people of color shot by the police on their way to the movies.”
Neil Patrick Harris: 2015
Neil Patrick Harris she had already hosted numerous Tony Awards broadcasts, bringing her singing and dancing skills to the Oscars. Actress Anna Kendrick joined him on stage for a live musical opening number and seemed to enjoy hosting the show. Until then I read Twitter. NPH appeared later Jimmy Kimmel Live and said he would never host the show again after checking Twitter and finding “Uniform Hatred” regarding their host duties. he continued Huffington Post“I don’t know if my family or my soul can handle it. It’s a monster. It was fun checking out the list, but given the time spent on it and the understandably weird reactions, I don’t know if it’s a nice balance to do it every year or again. “
Ellen De Generes: 2007 and 2014
Then a daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres The jolly comedian, still known as the “Queen of Nice,” was asked in 2014 after hosting the 2007 show. Ellen’s infamous collection Meryl Streep† Giulia Roberts† Jennifer Lawrence† Brad Pitt† Angelina Jolie† Bradley Cooper† Lupita Nyong’o and more, all together for a great celebrity selfie. He later delivered pizza boxes to hungry movie stars, and Brad Pitt even helped distribute napkins and plates.
Seth McFarlane: 2013
To add family man creative Seth McFarlane on the list of landlords who never want to work again. She did a catastrophic and misogynistic trick and a dance number called “We Saw Your Boobs” where Seth talks about actresses and movies in which they appear topless. Seth also joked Kim Kardashian’“dark facial hair”. he later said weekly funThe format is as up-to-date as the 1950s variety format. Efforts are always made to make it interesting and exciting for viewers who are accustomed to a very different medium of entertainment these days, and often involves inserting a square nail into a round hole. Therefore, it is not an easy task and I am not surprised that they have difficulties in finding candidates.”
Billy Crystal: 2012 plus eight more times as host
After the total disaster Anne Hathaway And James FrancoPositions as co-host of the Oscars in 2011, the Academy revived the daring “confident” Billy Crystall, after their first choice Eddie Murphy withdrawn from the show. She reigned as show host seven times between 1990 and 2000 and was a well-known and beloved presence among audiences and viewers alike. But Billy played it so safe it’s starting to get boring. Washington Post critic hank stuever He wrote that Billy “seems to be running a cruise ship dinner show designed to cater to 50+ cruise clubs,” and “hit the rocks early and started going public. Almost all of them drowned.”
Anne Hathaway and James Franco: 2011
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Anne Hathaway unfortunately she had a very hard time co-hosting the show James Franco The two were incompatible due to Franco’s lack of enthusiasm, and Hathaway tried to make up for it with a lot of energy. And the worst ocean 8 star didn’t even want to host in the beginning! “Can I make tea?” said Hathaway Peoplein an interview published on February 10, 2019. “I turned down that gig and James convinced me to do it.” It would probably be fine if Franco admitted it was all a joke, he added. “If he turns around and says, ‘I’m kidding now.’ I think it would suit me. I’d say, ‘This sucks, but it’s epic. Your first instinct is usually the right one and all the reasons I rejected it came true”,
The 94th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, March 27 at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PST on ABC.
Source: Hollywood Life
