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Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney have both passed on hosting the 2025 Oscars. ABC is said to have made offers to both Kimmel and Mulaney, both of whom passed on the job, as first reported by Puck News. Kimmel, ABC's late-night host, was offered the job first. He's already emceed the Academy Awards four times, including the last two years, but he ultimately said no.
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00:00Jimmy Kimmel and John Mulaney have both passed on hosting the 2025 Oscars.
00:06ABC is said to have made offers to Kimmel and Mulaney,
00:09both of whom passed on the job as first reported by Puck News.
00:12Kimmel, ABC's late-night host, was offered the opportunity first.
00:16He's already emceed the Academy Awards four times, including the last two years,
00:20but he ultimately said no.
00:22The decision may come as a surprise to those who know Kimmel to ultimately say yes
00:25to most major ABC gigs in the name of being a good partner.
00:28But he's also been vocal in recent years about his desire to have more balance in his life,
00:33which played into his decision to take the summers off at Jimmy Kimmel Live.
00:36As for Mulaney, his name has been bandied about as a potential host
00:40ever since he won over the Oscar crowd at the Governor's Awards earlier this year.
00:44The year prior, Mulaney had been asked by The Hollywood Reporter
00:46if he would ever consider hosting the Oscars.
00:49He said at the time,
00:50Sure, why not? It would be really fun. It's hosting the Academy Awards.
00:54Johnny Carson did that.
00:55And while the comic addressed the possibility more recently,
00:58telling THR in June that he, quote,
01:00wouldn't necessarily say no,
01:02in the end he decided to pass for this year.
01:04Though hosting the Oscars is a prestigious opportunity,
01:07it's also a massive, months-long and often thankless undertaking.
01:11Plus, Mulaney would have had to give up other opportunities,
01:13including another likely and hugely lucrative stand-up tour.
01:17Fortunately for the Academy and ABC,
01:19there's still plenty of time to find a host.
01:21The Oscars aren't slated to air until Sunday, March 2nd.
01:24ABC declined to comment for this story,
01:26and the Academy did not immediately respond.
01:28For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:31This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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