Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney Decline ABC Offer to Host the Oscars 2025 | THR News Video
Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney have both passed on hosting the 2025 Oscars. ABC is said to have made offers to both Kimmel and Mulaney, both of whom passed on the job, as first reported by Puck News. Kimmel, ABC's late-night host, was offered the job first. He's already emceed the Academy Awards four times, including the last two years, but he ultimately said no.
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00:00Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney have both passed on hosting the 2025 Oscars.
00:06ABC is set to have made offers to Kimmel and Mulaney, both of whom passed on the job,
00:10as first reported by Puck News. Kimmel, ABC's late-night host, was offered the opportunity
00:15first. He's already emceed the Academy Awards four times, including the last two years,
00:20but he ultimately said no. The decision may come as a surprise to those who know Kimmel
00:24to ultimately say yes to most major ABC gigs in the name of being a good partner.
00:28But he's also been vocal in recent years about his desire to have more balance in his life,
00:33which played into his decision to take the summers off at Jimmy Kimmel Live.
00:36As for Mulaney, his name has been bandied about as a potential host ever since he won over the
00:41Oscar crowd at the Governor's Awards earlier this year. The year prior, Mulaney had been
00:45asked by The Hollywood Reporter if he would ever consider hosting the Oscars. He said at the time,
00:50Sure, why not? It would be really fun. It's hosting the Academy Awards. Johnny Carson did that.
00:55And while the comic addressed the possibility more recently, telling THR in June that he,
00:59quote, wouldn't necessarily say no, in the end, he decided to pass for this year.
01:04Though hosting the Oscars is a prestigious opportunity, it's also a massive, months-long
01:09and often thankless undertaking. Plus, Mulaney would have had to give up other opportunities,
01:13including another likely — and hugely lucrative — stand-up tour.
01:17Fortunately for the Academy and ABC, there's still plenty of time to find a host.
01:21The Oscars aren't slated to air until Sunday, March 2.
01:24ABC declined to comment for this story, and the Academy did not immediately respond.
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