He’s back- Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting the 2024 Oscars for the fourth time!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced yesterday, that the late-night comedian will return to emcee the 2024 Oscars live telecast from Hollywood.
Kimmel, who previously led the 2017, 2018, and 2023 telecasts, joins Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon in the four-timers club. The only people to have hosted more times are Johnny Carson (five times), Billy Crystal (nine times), and Bob Hope (a whopping 19 times).
The 96th Academy Awards will also mark the return of Kimmel’s wife, Molly McNearney, as executive producer of the telecast.
“We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly returning as executive producer for the Oscars. They share our love of movies and our commitment to producing a dynamic and entertaining show for our global audience,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang said in a joint statement. “We are deeply grateful to Jimmy, Molly and their teams for their incredible creativity and partnership and for going on this ride with us again.”
Meanwhile, Kimmel says – “I always dreamed of hosting the Oscars exactly four times.”
