95th edition of the Oscars | Jimmy Kimmel
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will once again host the Oscar ceremony, who will lead the event as he did previously in 2017 and 2018. In this way, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seeks to minimize the risk of a scandal as happened in 2022 with the slap that Will Smith gave to the comedian Chris Rock in the middle of the stage and in full view of the world audience that was following the award ceremony on television.
Kimmel, who hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018, is seen as a safe bet to take over the reins at the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards after Will Smith overshadowed the gala by slapping Chris Rock in March. stage.
“I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after all the good ones said ‘no,'” Kimmel jokingly said in a statement after learning of his call-up. It should be noted that the presenter is part of the staff of conductors of the ABC network, in which he leads “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”.