Emmy Award winner Jimmy Kimmel is back as the host for the upcoming 2024 Oscars ceremony.
This will be the late-night star’s fourth time fronting the event.
Moreover, Emmy nominee Molly McNearney will also return to serve as an executive producer for the second consecutive year in a row.
The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host previously led the 2017, 2018, and 2023 telecasts.
The 2017 ceremony produced the now infamous “La La Land” and “Moonlight” best picture screw-up.
Kimmel will now sit alongside other four-peaters such as Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon.
The only people to host more times are Johnny Carson (5), Billy Crystal (9), and Bob Hope (11).
“I always dreamed of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” said Kimmel in a statement.
McNearney added that she is especially honoured to be part of the Oscars team this year.
This year’s awards-contending movies offer a treasure trove of populist titles, most notably Warner Bros’ “Barbie” and Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer.” The two movies were the stars of the “Barbenheimer” summer craze that took over movie theaters and pop culture.
Both are expected to be heavy favorites in the best picture race alongside acclaimed movies such as “American Fiction", “Killers of the Flower Moon", “Maestro”, and “Poor Things".
This year’s celebration of movie achievements will be executive produced by Raj Kapoor, Katy Mullan and Hamish Hamilton. Kapoor will also serve as the showrunner.
Other team members include creative director Kenny Gravillis, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley, red carpet show executive producer David Chamberlin, and red carpet creative consultants Lisa Love and Raúl Àvila.
Last year’s 95th ceremony earned a nomination at the Primetime Emmy Awards for outstanding variety special (live).
Kimmel earned an additional nom for his late-night show in the talk series category, bringing his total career noms to 20. The results will be revealed in January.
The 96th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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