Remember when the Oscars had a host? You might not. After all, it’s been a while. The last time was 2018, four whole years ago, when Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the second time in a row. The first time Kimmel emceed, in 2017, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway gave the Best Picture trophy to the wrong movie. Kimmel made jokes about the awkward mix-up. It was great. It showed that the Oscars need a host. But they’ve been without it the last three ceremonies, for a myriad of awkward reasons. But now, it looks like that era is thankfully, after much imploring, coming to an end.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, the 94th iteration of the Academy Awards, scheduled for March 27, will finally go back to having one fun person lord over the program. Who will it be? Maybe Tom Holland. Not only did the current Spider-Man — who can even do a little soft-shoe — express interest in hosting the show, but the Academy reportedly reached out to him as well. So that might happen.
It might also get people — such as the record number of people watching him in Spider-Man: No Way from Home despite a re-spiking pandemic — to watch an annual show that has fallen in the ratings. The first time the Oscars went hostless, in 2019, the show’s ratings actually rose a bit, from 26.62 million in 2018 with Kimmel to 29.56 million. Then things took a nasty turn. In 2020, sans host, it dipped to 23.64 million. Last year, again with no hosts (and a lot of social distancing and long speeches), it plummeted to 10.40 million.
So now we’re getting a host again. When the news broke, people had lots of suggestions. Or at least jokes.
https://t.co/T5Dyvr6Eor pic.twitter.com/pm8f5xJdHB
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) January 11, 2022
You guessed it, Frank Stallone. https://t.co/oOwQLknPnu pic.twitter.com/n9V4OFTwmI
— ░C░R░A░B░S░ ░I░N░ ░B░I░O░ 🦀💞🦀📸 (@CrabSmutPeddler) January 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/Ingrid_Ege/status/1480977352364601345
https://twitter.com/April13Dawn/status/1480988107855958019
Live from the Dolby Theatre: https://t.co/NwHuTEk2mF pic.twitter.com/vDfAm3fiKs
— Isaac Feldberg (@isaacfeldberg) January 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/DannyVegito/status/1480983188969336838
Bronco Henry!!! https://t.co/d2euhyMu1C
— Ryan McQuade (@ryanmcquade77) January 11, 2022
finally. his moment. https://t.co/Cdc8NDgFNE pic.twitter.com/aTN6rfMgun
— courtney (@cosmicfuss) January 11, 2022
Some suggestions were semi-serious.
🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾 https://t.co/Cyb5sMyXGf pic.twitter.com/hLqUxiMrNy
— Preeti Chhibber is over on 🟦 ☁️ (@runwithskizzers) January 11, 2022
Have two https://t.co/uxKRNCM3kU pic.twitter.com/ANCWFA1zBB
— Scott Thomas (he / him / his) (@OGScottieT) January 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/I_PreferAndrew/status/1481011524168736768
https://twitter.com/milligan_tom/status/1480977213545664518
BCoop should host them in character as Jon Peters https://t.co/CqJNr6Qh3R pic.twitter.com/oAiBQZUjB9
— indrid cold (@randal1211) January 11, 2022
SY ABLEMAN!!!????? https://t.co/n2geSIdGYz pic.twitter.com/L8XnZ6EcLl
— Seán, Master of Wagons (@candon_sean) January 11, 2022
that’s right, you guessed it! it’s https://t.co/SZ8mdim9q3 pic.twitter.com/FNCXCMgkbX
— Alex (@geewhiz_wow) January 11, 2022
I hope you mean hosts https://t.co/gKoaEsBjNT pic.twitter.com/YE4FKjcXRr
— Matt Berger (@mattbergerh) January 11, 2022
The Muppets or I ain't interested. https://t.co/Q9OWathbz2
— RANGERS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS (@RowdyCMoore) January 11, 2022
In fact, some of these are good ideas.
Manifesting this…. pic.twitter.com/E7QlKiHUX0
— Megan Wordsworth INSP (@INSP_Megan) January 11, 2022
— Witney Seibold (@WitneySeibold) January 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/peachfish42/status/1480983466267357198
*fingers crossed* pic.twitter.com/gSutzcdKug
— pretty hate machine⚒🌻💙 (@MusicFck) January 11, 2022
If Tom Holland doesn’t pan out, maybe the Academy can think outside the box.
(Via THR)