Oscars Show to Go Hostless for Only Second Time

Oscars Show to Go Hostless for Only Second Time
Cast member Kevin Hart poses at the premiere for "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Dec. 11, 2017. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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This year’s Oscar ceremony will go ahead without an official host for only the second time in its history, an ABC television executive said on Feb. 5.

Speaking just three weeks before the highest honors in the movie industry are handed out, ABC entertainment president Karey Burke said the Feb. 24 event would forgo a host and “just have presenters host the Oscars.”