Oscars 2022: Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Corridor to host

Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Corridor have been formally named because the hosts of the 94th Academy Awards — marking the primary time the ceremony has had a bunch since 2018.

The information was introduced throughout a “Good Morning America” telecast on Tuesday.

“Good morning America I’m unsure who thought this was a good suggestion,” Schumer stated in a “GMA” video. “However I’m internet hosting the Oscars together with my good mates Wanda Sykes and Regina Corridor.”

The final entertainer to host the Academy Awards was ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Kevin Hart, the comic tapped to emcee the present in 2019, exited in an outcry over previous homophobic tweets, and the group behind the Oscars carried on with out a host.

Craig Erwich, the president of Hulu Originals and ABC Leisure, confirmed there could be a bunch this 12 months throughout the winter Tv Critics Affiliation digital press tour, Selection reported.

Among the many modifications included on this 12 months’s present is that the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences will permit Twitter customers to vote for his or her favourite film of 2021 — no matter whether or not the movie was nominated for an Academy Award, in response to The Hollywood Reporter.

Individuals can vote for his or her favourite movie of the 12 months with the #OscarsFanFavorite hashtag on Twitter between now and Mar. 3, in response to the Academy. Of the individuals who solid their votes, three individuals, together with a plus one, will probably be chosen to go on an all-expense-paid journey to the 2023 Oscars in Los Angeles.

Will Packer serves because the producer organizing this 12 months’s telecast, which the academy hopes will defy expectations and draw a decent-sized viewers. 

The Oscars air on March 27 on ABC.

Daniel Arkin contributed.