Oscars Will Have A Host On ABC

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The Oscars will return with a host, three years after it last had one.The announcement came from Craig Erwich, president, Hulu Originals & ABC Entertainment during his TCA executive session.The exec didn’t give any more details in terms of who will host the annual movie bash but joked that it might be him.He also touted exec producer Will Packer, saying that he has “his pulse of popular culture”.According to sources, Packer and the Academy have started to reach out to big Hollywood stars for the gig, with names like Dwayne Johnson believed to be among those on their wish list.It comes after The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences set Glenn Weiss to direct the 94th annual Academy Awards for a seventh consecutive time.The 94th Oscarsc, which is set for Sunday, March 27, will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and will be televised live coast-to-coast on ABC.

Nominations are due February 8.Jimmy Kimmel was the last person to host the Oscars in 2017 and 2018. Kevin Hart was set to host in 2019 but dropped out after old tweets resurfaced, forcing the 2019 show to go hostless.

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