Amy Schumer, Regina Hall & Wanda Sykes Hosting the 2022 Oscars: Everything You Need To Know

Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Corridor, are teaming as much as host this 12 months’s Oscars. Under we break down what to know concerning the first time, three-person internet hosting gig and what it means for the ceremony.

The Oscars will make historical past this 12 months, because it’s the primary time the awards ceremony can have three hosts — and three feminine hosts as well! Comediennes and actresses Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Corridor are slated because the impresarios of the night, together with the varied A-listers to current the present’s most buzzed about awards.

The Academy confirmed the information on Feb. 15 on Good Morning America, as Amy joked in a video cameo she wasn’t certain who thought it was a “good concept” for her to host the ceremony. All three girls additionally shared a press launch, saying, “We wish individuals to get able to have time. It’s been some time.”

Furthermore, a teaser for the occasion was shared on March 8, as all three ladies gathered round to share wine and gab concerning the upcoming present. “Women, are you able to host the Oscars?” Amy, 40, asks the opposite two. “Yeah, we’re gonna crush this,” says Regina, 51, as Wanda, 58, provides, “We simply must do higher than final 12 months’s host.”

 

“I don’t bear in mind final 12 months’s host,” Wanda trails off. “God, they have to’ve sucked,” Amy replies as Wanda guesses they should have gotten “canceled.”

“Oh wait,” Regina perks up. “There wasn’t a bunch final 12 months. Or the 12 months earlier than. Or the 12 months earlier than.” Wanda then chips in, “Increase! We’re already successful!” Amy provides, “We’re nailing it!” as all of them high-five one another.

Though the ladies have proved to be a super selection, producers of the present threw round round just a few totally different choices for internet hosting, with talks of Mad Males star Jon Hamm in addition to Pete Davidson being within the combine. An insider, nonetheless, instructed Selectionthat solely an “casual dialog” befell with the SNL comic. Pete is a large draw for competing community NBC on SNL, so it was not essentially in ABC’s finest curiosity to advertise him.

As well as, the quirky Solely Murders within the Constructing trio Selena Gomez, Martin Quick, and Steve Martin had been rumored to host, nonetheless these plans had been snuffed out on account of scheduling conflicts, reported the New York Occasions. Comic Ricky Gervais additionally stated he would host “without cost” if he may write his personal jokes. Appears to be like like he’ll have to attend on that one!

Why Three Hosts? 

Because it’s the primary time the Academy Awards have ever booked three hosts to helm the present ship, followers could also be questioning what went into the choice. Though the manufacturing has thrived on single hosts up to now, resembling comedic legend Bob Hope, who hosted 19 instances, or Billy Crystal, who hosted 9 instances, there are nice advantages to having three totally different stars to steer the telecast. A number of the finest moments in awards present historical past concerned dynamic duos and trios, bouncing off one another comedically. One can recall humorous girls Tina Fey and Amy Poehler who efficiently hosted the Golden Globes 4 instances, or that memorable second between Amy Schumer herself and actress Jennifer Lawrence after they introduced on the 2016 Globes.

The final time three individuals hosted the present was 1987 with Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan. Furthermore, the one time there have been a number of ladies within the lineup was 45 years in the past on the 1977 Oscars, when Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, Warren Beatty and Richard Pryor held court docket for the night. The Academy has by no means achieved a multi-segment present earlier than, and the ladies will every host a separate hour — a notable ceremony revamp that present producer, Will Packer, has ardently defended. “I feel it was the appropriate choice,” Packer instructed Selection. “Now we have to grasp that the Academy Awards present as we all know it's at an inflection level. The following coming years, particularly this 12 months, are going to be a harbinger for what this present will change into.”

He added, “It's a must to do one thing else, and it's important to take into consideration this as an leisure property. The Oscars are not any totally different than any of the opposite award exhibits which are having that very same challenges.” Contemplating the present’s plummeting scores, a file low 13.75 million viewer drop in 2021, per Selection, producers are positively attempting to innovate and consider new methods to maintain audiences entertained and stunned.

Furthermore, as the women famous within the teaser video, the present has not had a bunch — or multiple host — up to now three years. The final individual to host the Oscars was Jimmy Fallon who was the emcee for each the 2017 and 2018 broadcasts. The ceremony has since been struck by controversy and setbacks, with 2019’s present going host-less after the appointed Kevin Hart bowed out following resurfaced homophobic tweets from his previous. Producers scrambled to discover a new host, however when their search was fruitless, they determined to forgo one completely. After viewers had been considerably favorable to the adjustment, they determined to do the identical experiment in 2020 after which, pandemic-related struggles ensued, inflicting extra of a shift towards a non-traditional format.

What To Know About The Ceremony 

The 94th Academy Awards shall be held at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 27 and can broadcast reside on ABC. Followers are after all looking forward to the “Massive 4” classes, aka Greatest Director, Greatest Actor, Greatest Actress, and Greatest Image. All eyes are on first-time nominee Kristen Stewart for her portrayal as Princess Diana in Spencer in addition to oft-nominated, not-yet-won hopefuls Will Smith, Andrew Garfield, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Jane Campion is one other hopeful within the Greatest Director class for her breathtaking work The Energy of the Canine, as solely two ladies, Kathryn Bigelow and Chloé Zhao, have beforehand taken dwelling the prize. Paul Thomas Anderson may additionally be on the precipice of a win, after having 5 movies nominated up to now between the directing and screenplay classes.

“This 12 months’s present is all about uniting film lovers.  It’s apropos that we’ve lined up three of essentially the most dynamic, hilarious ladies with very totally different comedic kinds,” producer Packer said concerning the present, per the New York Publish.  “I do know the enjoyable Regina, Amy and Wanda shall be having will translate to our viewers as properly.  Many surprises in retailer!  Count on the surprising!”