Jimmy Kimmel will host the Oscars for a 3rd time when he fronts Hollywood’s largest occasion subsequent spring.
The star could also be hoping for a lot much less controversy than closing yr whereas host Chris Rock was slapped by Will Smith.
Kimmel took the helm in 2017 – the yr of envelopegate – and 2018 earlier than the Oscars went hostless for 3 years.
Oscars rankings have been falling in present years even if final yr seen a reasonable enchancment with the primary full ceremony after the pandemic.
In a press release, Kimmel acknowledged: “Being invited to host the Oscars for a 3rd time is both a wonderful honour or a lure.
“Both method, I’m grateful to the Academy for asking me so rapidly after everyone applicable acknowledged no.”
Oscars authorities producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner acknowledged they have been “high-quality thrilled to have Jimmy score his hat-trick on this worldwide diploma”.
“We perceive he could also be humorous and ready for some factor!” they acknowledged.
Subsequent yr’s well-known person-studded occasion will happen on 12 March. The Academy tweeted: “Welcome again!” to the converse present host because it shared the data of Kimmel’s return.
Throughout his closing day journey as Oscars host, Kimmel aimed barbs at Harvey Weinstein on the major Academy Awards contemplating Hollywood’s sexual harassment scandal opened up.
Opening the event in 2018, Kimmel acknowledged: “The Academy took movement closing yr to expel Harvey Weinstein from their ranks.
“There have been an entire lot of excellent nominees, however Harvey deserved it probably the most.”
Earlier this yr, Kimmel noticed himself in heat water while he became accused of taking the spotlight from Quinta Brunson all by way of the Emmys ceremony in September.
He became awarding the Abbott Elementary writer with the prize for exceptional writing for a comedy sequence nonetheless as a part of a comic book story which commenced simply forward of the presentation, he stayed lying on the floor pretending to be drunk while Brunson made her speech.
He later apologised to Brunson on his Jimmy Kimmel Stay! Show for “stealing your second”, despite the fact that Brunson had taken it in fascinating spirits.
