Who’s Hosting the Oscars in 2020? No One

In 2019, the show ran without a host after Kevin Hart stepped down from the job after some old homophobic tweets of his resurfaced. The show hadn’t been without a host since 1989.

In the place of a monologue, the show opened with a mini-medley from Queen and then welcomed a parade of stars — including Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Keegan-Michael Key, Trevor Noah and others — who took turns at the helm.

Last year’s show had 29.6 million viewers, a 12 percent increase from the 2018 telecast, which Jimmy Kimmel hosted. Among past shows, it ranked as the second-lowest viewership since Nielsen started keeping ratings records in 1974.

Hosting isn’t easy. This past Sunday, the Golden Globes enlisted Ricky Gervais to host its show for a fifth time. While the audience laughed, the comedian’s commentary and off-color jokes — including one about Judi Dench licking herself like a cat — drew criticism, groans and cringes. His opening monologue was bleeped twice, as well.

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