ABC announces Oscars 2022 will have a host this year

The 2022 edition of the Academy Awards will have a host after a gap of three years, broadcaster ABC has announced. Craig Erwich, president, Hulu Originals & ABC Entertainment, shared the news that the Oscars 2022 ceremony will be led by a formal host during the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Tuesday.

“You heard it here first, I can confirm that this year’s Oscars will have a host,” Erwich said.



Asked who will be emceeing the annual award gala, he quipped, “It might be me.”

The Academy Awards went hostless in 2019 after actor Kevin Hart, who was set to emcee the ceremony, was embroiled in a controversy over his past homophobic tweets.

Also on Tuesday, the AMPS announced that veteran Glenn Weiss will direct the Oscars for a seventh consecutive year. The 2022 Oscars will be held on March 27, 2022.