Mulaney had been tipped as a successor after his supporting turn this year, when Kimmel presented the awards show for a fourth time
Mulaney had been tipped by many, after praise for his stint as a presenter in the March ceremony, in which he delivered an extended riff on the Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams. He also hosted the Governors Awards in January, which award honorary
Speaking to Variety in June, Academy CEO Bill Kramer appeared to tip him for the job, saying: “We are lucky to have Jimmy , who helped create one of the best Oscars last year. John Mulaney also did an incredible job. All I will say is, with whomever hosts the show moving forward, we want to continue with this tone of celebration, respect, humour and a great love of movies. We have some great options.”The most prolific Oscars host was Bob Hope, who took charge of the ceremony 19 times.
Key awards contenders this year look set to include sequels to Gladiator and Joker, as well as Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, papal drama Conclave, Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic musical The End, Nightbitch with Amy Adams, Luca Guadagnino’s Queer starring Daniel Craig and Pablo Larraín’s Maria, with Angelina Jolie.
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