Not Jimmy Kimmel. Jimmy did a fine job the last two years hosting the Oscars but I guess the the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences wanted someone new. It has been a tradition to have a comedian take on the daunting task because the show needs to be entertaining and fun. The few years where it wasn’t a comic the results we not very good, remember Anne Hathaway and James Franco? So this year they got one of the hottest comedians on the scene, no it’s not Carrot Top but this guy…
Kevin Hart. Super funny guy, king of the stand up and in a lot of big movies right now… but host of the Oscars? Time will tell. Sometimes just being funny isn’t enough, you have to be engaging. I like Kevin, I hope he knocks it out of the park but I think he might be too edgy. My all time favorite host of the Oscars was Billy Crystal who did it 9 times. He was a little cheesy sometimes but I thought his light and breezy shtick worked for the Academy Awards. The host should be well liked by the large diverse group of people, like Ellen DeGeneres. I will be definitely be watching on February 24th.