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  • Jimmy Kimmel to host The Oscar Awards for a third time

    Jimmy Kimmel to host The Oscar Awards for a third time

    Mumbai: Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show host and producer Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 95th Oscars. This is Hollywood’s most prestigious awards show. The announcements were made by executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner. Kimmel hosted back-to-back broadcasts in 2017 (the 89th Awards) and 2018 (the 90th Awards). Molly McNearney will serve as an executive producer. The 95th Oscars will air live on ABC in the US and in broadcast outlets in over 200 territories worldwide on Sunday, 12 March, 2023. In India, the show will air on Star Movies Live early in the morning on 13 March. It will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

    “We’re super thrilled to have Jimmy score his hat trick on this global stage. We know he will be funny and ready for anything!”, said Weiss and Kirshner.

    “Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognise the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars. His love of movies, live TV expertise, and ability to connect with our global audiences will create an unforgettable experience for our millions of viewers worldwide. With Kimmel, Weiss, and Kirshner’s fresh perspective and masterful guidance, the Oscars will celebrate its rich 95-year history, the collaborative nature of moviemaking, and our diverse, dynamic, and deeply creative community of filmmakers,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang.

    “Having Jimmy Kimmel return to host ‘The Oscars’ is a dream come true. As we see every night on his own show, Jimmy can handle anything with both heart and humor, and we know that he will deliver the laughs and celebratory moments that define the Oscars. We love being the home of Hollywood’s biggest night and can’t wait to toast the success of this year’s cinema and storytelling,” said ABC Entertainment, Hulu, and Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals president Craig Erwich.

    “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap. Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said ‘no,’” said Kimmel.

    Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! and recently signed a three-year contract extension, making him one of the longest-running talk show hosts in American television history.

  • Glenn Weiss, Ricky Kirshner to produce the 95th Oscars

    Glenn Weiss, Ricky Kirshner to produce the 95th Oscars

    MUMBAI: With a focus on expertise in live television event production, Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment have been named executive producers of the 95th Oscars. The announcement was made by Academy CEO Bill Kramer. This is Hollywood’s most prestigious awards show. For the eighth consecutive year, Weiss also will direct the show, which will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on 12 March, 2023. It will be Weiss’s second time and Kirshner’s first time producing the Oscars. Weiss first produced the show five years ago along with Donna Gigliotti.

    The show will air live on Star Movies in India early in the morning on 13 March, 2023.

    A creative team has been assembled to work with Weiss and Kirshner to help shape the vision and direction of the Oscars, including the following:

    · red-carpet show executive producer David Chamberlin, a veteran of live television production

    · red-carpet creative consultants Lisa Love and Raúl Àvila, creative contributor and creative director for the Met Gala, respectively

    · creative director and Academy member Kenny Gravillis, who has developed key art and campaigns for movies

    · production designers Misty Buckley, production designer of world tours and televised music shows for artists Kacey Musgraves, Ariana Grande and Coldplay, and Alana Billingsley, art director on previous Oscars, Emmys and Grammys broadcasts.

    “We are thrilled to have Glenn and Ricky at the helm. Their expertise in live television production is exactly what the Oscars need. We look forward to working closely with them, our board of governors, and the board’s awards committee to deliver an exciting and energised show. Joining them is an incredible slate of creative partners – David Chamberlin, Lisa Love, Raúl Àvila, Kenny Gravillis, Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley – who will bring fresh ideas to the broadcast and the red carpet” said Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang.

    “Bill made us ‘an offer we couldn’t refuse’ but he really ‘had us at hello,’” said Weiss and Kirshner.

    “We couldn’t be more excited to have live event veterans Glenn and Ricky as executive producers of the 95th Oscars telecast on ABC. Their experience and creativity are bar none, and we look forward to seeing their vision play out for Hollywood’s biggest night,” said Walt Disney Television executive vice president of unscripted and alternative entertainment Rob Mills.