Jimmy Kimmel tapped to host the 2017 OscarsDecember 6, 2016 - 10:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jimmy Kimmel has been tapped to host the 89th Annual Academy Awards. His selection will be announced soon by the show's producers, Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, but Kimmel has already confirmed the news on his Twitter account, AceShowbiz said. "Yes, I am hosting the Oscars," wrote Kimmel, who will tackle the prestigious duty for the first time. "This is not a prank," the 49-year-old presenter continued, before adding, "And if it is, my revenge on @TheAcademy will be terrible & sweet." "Jimmy has the qualities of all the great hosts," Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs told THR. "He knows who he is, he knows the audience and he knows how to captain a ship with many moving parts. We're thrilled he has agreed to host our show." The 2017 Oscars will be broadcast on February 29, 2017 by ABC, the same broadcasting company for Kimmel's late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". This year, Chris Rock was chosen for the high-profile job. The comedian first hosted the Oscars back in 2005. Neil Patrick Harris took the job in 2015. The most-watched Academy Awards ceremony was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres in 2014. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |