Hosting the Academy Awards may have been a glimmering gig back when the show was still commanding blockbuster ratings. Bob Hope hosted or co-hosted the Oscars 19 times, and Billy Crystal nine times. Now, though, it seems like a high-risk, low-reward job that no one would break down the Academy’s doors for.
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In July, we learned that Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney had both passed on the opportunity to host the 97th Academy Awards on ABC, turning down what would have been Kimmel’s fifth time hosting the Oscars and Mulaney’s first.
However, the producers behind Hollywood's biggest night still have months to go before the spectacle kicks off, and we've got a list of potential hosts they could be calling…
The Oscars, Sunday, March 2, 2025, 7:00/6:00 p.m., ABC
