This will be the third Oscars in a row without a host, as the telecast was forced to forge ahead host-less in 2019 when Kevin Hart bowed out of hosting duties following backlash for jokes using anti-gay slurs. ... It sounds like this year's Oscars might actually be pretty fun, and the no-host news is good news.

Why did Oscars go hostless?

The 2019 Academy Awards went without a host. While Kevin Hart was originally supposed to host that ceremony, the actor and comedian stepped down from the role following controversial old tweets that surfaced in which he expressed anti-gay sentiments and used homophobic terminology and slurs.

Are Oscars Hostless?

Sunday's Oscars ceremony is hostless for the second year in a row. ... It's been a long time since January 2019, so you might not remember that last year was the first time in two decades that the Oscars went without a host.