The producer of this year’s 94th awarding gala is Will Packer, who plans to divide the event into three acts – each of them would be led by a different host. Or rather, the hostess, because – as the website revealed on Monday, citing its sources – the ceremony will be hosted by actresses Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes. The information was officially confirmed on Tuesday in the program “Good Morning America” on ABC television, which has been broadcasting Oscars for years. This is the first time in 35 years that the awards gala will be hosted by three people.
Three hosts are to improve the viewership of the Oscars
Recent Oscar ceremony ceremonies had no lead presenters. It started in 2019 when comedy actor Kevin Hart quit running this big movie event. He withdrew after recalling his 2011 homophobic tweets. A year ago, there were talk of 15 leaders, but in fact it was about celebrities handing out statuettes.
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According to the industry media, the lack of a host was the main reason for the sharp drop in the Oscars viewership – in 2019 the gala attracted 29.5 million viewers, in 2020 – 23.6 million, and last year only 10.4 million. Variety reports that Will Packer was entrusted with the task of improving these scores and hence the decision to involve the three leaders.
Who will run the Oscars 2022? Three funny women
All three of the hosts are, of course, actresses. Regina Hall we know from “Scary Movies”, the series Ally McBill and the recent “Nine Strangers” (2021). Amy Schumercomedy actress, starred in the following films: “I’m so beautiful”, “Derailed”, “Girl’s Vacation”. Wanda Sykes she is not only an actress, but also a comic, writer and screenwriter. She played, among others in the films “The Mother-in-Law Way”, “Evan Almighty”. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes one of the 25 Funniest People in America.
Oscars 2022. When will the ceremony take place?
The 94th Oscars will be held on the night of March 27-28, 2022. You can find the full list of nominations here:
Source: Gazeta
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