By Julio Cortes
30 Jul 2024, 22:39 PM EDT
The American driver Jimmy Kimmelfamous for his late night television show, will not serve as master of ceremonies for the next Oscar awards ceremonyas reported by the site Puck News.
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The reasons why Kimmel declined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ offer have not yet been given.after hosting the ceremony in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024. The last time he was selected he told the magazine People “The big challenge is always trying to keep the show moving, so it’s a matter of picking your spots, showing up when needed and staying off-stage when not.”
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Jimmy isn’t the only one who declined to host. The actor and comedian John Mulaneywho received good reviews this year as host of the Governors Awards (awarded by the Academy to artists with long and successful careers) will not return in 2025 either.
Both Kimmel and Mulaney have not posted anything on social media about their decision not to host the events. The next Oscars ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025; There are already some predictions about the films that could be nominated, and among the titles stand out: “Gladiator II”, “Dune: Part Two”, “Wild Robot” and “Emilia Perez”.
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