Comedians
Amy
Schumer,
Regina
Hall
and
Wanda
Sykes
have
been
confirmed
as
the
hosts
for
this
years'
94th
Academy
Awards
taking
place
in
March
2022.
According
to
Variety,
the
three
are
finalizing
details
to
host
the
event.
An
announcement
was
made
on
ABC's
Good
Morning
America
(GMA).
Amy
said
on
the
show,
"I'm
not
sure
who
thought
this
was
a
good
idea,
but
I'm
hosting
the
Oscars,
along
with
my
good
friend
Wanda
Sykes
and
Regina
Hall.
I'd
better
go
watch
some
movies."
This
is
the
first
time
since
2018
that
the
Oscars
will
have
a
host,
late-night
comedian
Jimmy
Kimmel
was
the
last
host
for
the
event.
According
to
reports,
the
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
is
trying
reforms
to
boost
the
ceremony's
popularity.
Television
ratings
for
the
awards
night
have
dramatically
declined
in
the
past
three
years.
Last
year's
edition
was
watched
by
just
over
10
million
viewers
marking
an
all-time
low
with
a
56%
decline
from
2020.
Apart
from
hosts,
Oscars
2022
will
also
introduce
a
new
category
called
fan
favourite
price
however
it
will
not
be
an
official
Oscar
category.
Back
in
2018,
the
organisers
had
proposed
a
"popular
film" Oscar
to
honour
blockbuster
movies
however
it
was
shelved
after
some
backlash.
The
2022
Oscar
nominations
were
announced
on
February
8,
revealing
Dune
and
The
Power
of
the
Dog
as
the
leading
films
with
maximum
nods
in
different
categories.
While
The
Power
of
the
Dog
led
with
12
nominations,
Dune
has
10
major
nods.
Some
of
the
other
films
in
the
Best
Picture
category
include
West
Side
Story
and
Belfast
with
seven
nods
each
and
King
Richard
with
nods
in
six
categories
The
94th
annual
Academy
Awards
is
set
to
take
place
on
Sunday,
March
27
live
at
8
pm
Eastern
Time
from
the
Dolby
Theatre
in
Hollywood.
The
Indian
audience
will
be
able
to
catch
the
live
event
at
6:30
am
on
Monday,
March
28,
2022.