7 best Oscars host candidates after Jimmy Kimmel, John Mulaney pass on 2025 show

Jimmy Kimmel will not return to host the Academy Awards for a third straight year — and fifth time overall — after reportedly passing on the 2025 gig.

According to Puck News’ Matthew Belloni, Kimmel informed the Oscars he is passing on the chance to play host next March, and so is another big name many assumed would take up the mantle: John Mulaney.

Per Belloni:

After Kimmel passed, the Academy then wanted John Mulaney, which I believe I predicted in this space after his very...