Oscar shortlists will be announced on Dec. This will be the first Oscars to include new eligibility rules to “improve diversity and inclusion.” Hamish Hamilton is set to direct the telecast. Raj Kapoor will serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan serving as executive producers.
Bob Hope hosted the show 19 times, followed by Billy Crystal (nine), Johnny Carson (five) and Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Lemmon and now Kimmel (four each). Kimmel will become only the sixth person to host the Oscars four or more times. Kimmel first hosted the Oscars in 2017, the year of the debacle in which La La Land was announced in error as the best picture winner, before Moonlight was declared the actual winner. It will mark Kimmel’s fourth time as host.
As previously announced, Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the 2024 Oscars, which will be held at its usual home, the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
