Oscars 2022 will have a host after three-year absence

The 94th Academy Awards scheduled to air on March 27 will be the first since the 2018 ceremony to have a hostAs per Variety Craig Erwich president Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment announced that the Oscars would return to a host after three years without one on Tuesday during ABCs portion of the winter Television Critics Association virtual press tourHowever he didnt elaborate on who it might be It might be me Erwich quipped before touting his confidence in Oscars executive producer Will PackerWill really has his pulse on popular culture and entertainment I know he has a lot in store and well have more details to share soon Erwich saidJimmy Kimmel served as the last host of the Academy Awards having emceed the ceremony in 2017 and 2018Other hosts over the past decade included Chris Rock 2016 Neil Patrick Harris 2015 Ellen DeGeneres 2014 Seth MacFarlane 2013 Billy Crystal 2012 and James FrancoAnne Hathaway 2011The Oscars went hostless in 2019 when the Academy at first announced Kevin Hart for the hosting gig However Hart later decided to drop out after the organisation asked him to apologise for yearsold homophobic tweets after that the 2019 event went hostlessAs the 2019 Oscars actually saw its ratings increase vs the previous year the Academy and ABC also decided to go without a host in 2020 The ratings dipped slightly but 2021s COVIDdelayed Oscars which took place at Union Station also without a host lost more than half of its audienceComing back to Oscars 2022 ABC on Tuesday also announced that Glenn Weiss would return to direct the Academy Awards for the seventh consecutive yearWill Packer is the executive producer of this years Academy Awards The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets in more than 200 territories worldwide on March 27 8 pm ET5 pm PTThe ceremony will return to its usual spot at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood amp Highland Center in Hollywood after last years pandemicdelayed Oscars which was broadcast from Union Station in downtown Los AngelesThe Oscar nominations will be announced on February 8This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever