Jimmy Kimmel Declines Offer to Host the 2025 Oscars!

Jimmy Kimmel will not be hosting the 97th Academy Awards.

On 'Politickin' podcast, he shared why he turned down the offer to host the Oscars for the fifth time. He explained that balancing between the Academy and his late night show had been tough. “When I’m focused on the Oscars, I’m less focused on the show,” he said.

He also added, “And I just decided I didn’t want to deal with that this year. It was just too much last year.”