Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.Photo:Eddy Chen/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
Eddy Chen/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
The late-night talk show star, 56, is set to return as host of the 96thOscars, the Academy announced on Wednesday.
“I always dreamed of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” Kimmel said in a release.
“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,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang.
Kramer and Yang continued, “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.”
Jimmy Kimmel.Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty
Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty
This will be Kimmel’s fourth time as emcee and his second consecutive year since he hosted the Oscars last year — whichEntertainment Weeklyreportedwas the most watched of any awards show in three years with 18.7 million viewers.
He also hosted the ceremony in 2017 and 2018 before it went host-less from 2019 to 2021. Oscars 2022 sawRegina Hall,Wanda SykesandAmy Schumeras hosts.
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Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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