Breaking the news to the press one month prior to the ceremony is ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour in Pasadena, California.
- Jan 9, 2020
AceShowbiz - The 2020 Oscars will be hostless for the second consecutive year.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officials decided to invite a string of guest presenters to carry the 2019 prizegiving after original host Kevin Hart quit for refusing to apologise for homophobic old tweets, but the event went so well, they are now sticking to the same formula for this year's ceremony.
ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke announced the news on Wednesday (January 08) at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour in Pasadena, California.
"Let me confirm it now, together with the Academy, that there will be no traditional host this year," she told reporters.
Last year's Oscars, the first time in over 30 years the show had been without an emcee, proved to be a big hit, drawing almost 30 million viewers, up 12 per cent from 2018's bash.
The 92nd annual Academy Awards will take place on 9 February and air live in the U.S. on the ABC network.
