Oscars to return with a host in March

Oscar award.
Oscar award. Photo credit Rich Fury/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (KNX) — The Oscars will have a host again, after three years of hostless award shows.

Jimmy Kimmel was the last host of the Academy Awards in 2018.

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Craig Erwich, president of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment, announced during a virtual press tour Tuesday that the Oscars will have a host this year when the ceremony airs March 27 on ABC.

Erwich, however, didn’t drop any hints on who the host will be but expressed his confidence in Oscars executive producer Will Packer to put on a show, according to Variety.

“Will really has his pulse on popular culture and entertainment,” Erwich said. “I know he has a lot in store and we’ll have more details to share soon.”

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