Jimmy Kimmel to Host Oscars 2023 for 3rd Time

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is to present the 2023 Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) announced on Monday.  

This will be Kimmel’s third time hosting Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, after presenting the ceremony in 2017 (89th awards) and 2018 (90th awards). 

In 2022, the Academy hired three main presenters – Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall – while the broadcast went hostless in 2019, 2020, and 2021, when the Oscars were heavily pandemic-affected and stripped down, drawing the lowest ratings ever.

Kimmel, who is also the star of ABC’s signature late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live", said in a statement: “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap. Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.”  

The 95th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.