Steve Martin Shares Why He Wouldn’t Host the Oscars Again

The actors hosted the Academy Awards in 2001, 2003, and 2010.
Steve Martin Shares Why He Wouldn’t Host the Oscars Again
Steve Martin arrives for the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 22, 2015. Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP via Getty Images
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Despite hosting the Academy Awards on three separate occasions, Hollywood veteran Steve Martin recently shared that he would not steer the Oscars again, citing insufficient compensation as a reason for his decision.

“They don’t pay,” Martin, 79, revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, published on Aug. 19.