Jimmy Kimmel to host Oscars for third time

The chat show host said I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no'

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is to present the 2023 Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has announced.

Kimmel, who has hosted the event twice before, in 2017 and 2018, has been picked to lead the Oscars as it attempts to regain its popularity. In 2022, the Academy hired three main presenters - Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall - while for the three years previous, 2019-21, there was no official host.