Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are likely to host the «Oscar» winners announcement ceremony. The «Deadpool and Wolverine» actors will not be the only presenters, as they are still being finalized.
According to Deadline, the organizing committee is planning to involve a star-studded ensemble of hosts who replace each other. Among other actors, they are also considering Dwayne Johnson (who is mentioned almost every year, but he refuses in one way or another).
Reynolds and Jackman’s participation in the ceremony is at least deserved: they are stars highest-grossing «live» movie 2024, which earned $1.33 billion in theaters. Only animated film «Inside Out 2» — $1.69 billion Marvel franchise is owned by Disney, as is ABC, which will broadcast the 97th annual ceremony on March 2. Hugh Jackman also has experience of hosting the ceremony in 2009.
According to the sources, the offer to the two actors is real, «but there are mixed signals as to whether the stars want to participate». Also, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are rumored to be candidates for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress for «Deadpool and» Wolverine, respectively.
The rotation of hosts has happened quite often in the history of the «Oscars». The last time it happened was in 2022 with Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. According to the source, the next show will have a slightly different structure and will include «star teams».
ABC’s evening program host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the «Oscars» in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024. He refused to return this time because the «amount of time he spends on a job for which he was paid only $15,000 the first time was too much for him to handle.
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