Jimmy Kimmel has rejected an approach to host the Oscars in 2025.
Jimmy Kimmel won’t host the Oscars in 2025
The 56-year-old comedian has already hosted the Academy Awards four times, including the ceremony held earlier this year.
However, Jimmy has already declined the opportunity to return in 2025, according to PEOPLE.
Elsewhere, John Mulaney has also passed on the opportunity to host the next Academy Awards.
The 41-year-old comedian – who is married to actress Olivia Munn – actually hosted the Academy’s 14th Governors Awards in January. He was approached to host the Oscars earlier this year, but he’s already rejected the opportunity.
The awards ceremony went host-less from 2019 to 2021, while the 2022 event was jointly hosted by Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer.
Jimmy returned to host the awards show in 2023 and it proved to be a big hit with viewers, attracting a US TV audience of 19.5 million people.
Despite this, Jimmy previously admitted that the show requires lots of planning and preparation.
He told PEOPLE: “We work very hard to make the show as good as it possibly can be.”
The TV star has learned a number of important lessons through hosting the ceremony so often.
Jimmy – who has hosted his own late-night talk show since 2003 – said: “The big challenge always is trying to keep the show moving, so it’s a matter of picking your spots and popping in when you’re needed and staying out of the picture when you’re not.”
Jimmy was reminded of the potential pitfalls of hosting the ceremony by his wife Molly. But the comedian suggested Molly’s attitude actually encouraged him to accept the offer in 2023.
He quipped: “Weirdly, that just makes me more inclined to do it. Maybe I’m just argumentative by nature. But I know what I’m getting into.”
