“Good”
95th Oscars® hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
– Matt Sayles)
“Good,” one person commented on X (formerly Twitter). “I can’t stand Kimmel anyway!”
Mulaney Fans
John Mulaney attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
– Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Someone else added that Mulaney “would have been good,” because, in their words, “Kimmel stinks.”
“Political”
The same X user also suggested Ryan Seacrest for the job, because “at least he knows the stars [and] about Hollywood,” and “won’t be political.” They also noted that “someone” could write “a few jokes” for Seacrest.
Mic Drop
“Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Drops mic,” offered another person.
Notably, Fey and Poehler previously hosted the Golden Globe Awards together.
Kevin Hart
“Kevin Hart would be great!” one fan exclaimed.
Hart had been tapped to host the 2019 Oscars, but walked away from the job beforehand due to backlash over some of his old social media posts that resurfaced and caused backlash.
“Options”
One more person shared “some options on who can host the Oscars,” posting photos of Julia Louis Dreyfus, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Steve Martin and Martin Short, and Timothée Chalamet.
Steve Martin has hosted the Oscar in the past, and it was reported that he and his Only Muders in the Building co-stars Short and Selena Gomez were offered the opportunity to host together — per /Film — but scheduling was an issue so it didn’t happen.
“Hilarious”
Someone joked that it “would be hilarious” if Chris Rock hosted the Oscars, presumably due to the “slap heard ’round the world” situation at the 2022 Academy Awards when Will Smith walked up on stage and hit Rock for making a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett.
“Only One Man for the Job”
Ricky Gervais hosting the Golden Globe Awards.
– Getty Images)
Finally, one last X user quipped that “there’s only one man for the job,” and shared a GIF of Ricky Gervais.
Gervais notoriously hosted the Golden Globes five times, and made a big splash with each one.