Oscars To Be Held Without Host For Third Consecutive Year

STUDIO CITY, CA — The 93rd Oscars will once again be held without a traditional host, Deadline reported Monday morning. The show has gone without a host since 2018, when Jimmy Kimmel hosted back to back ceremonies.

According to Deadline, producers are calling "high-profile presenters" to present the various awards. Last year, a slew of actors and industry figures were on hand to pass out awards and introduce performers, including Jane Fonda, Zazie Beetz, Tom Hanks and Mahershala Ali.

The awards show is set for April 25. Last week, producers promised a "movie-like" ceremony in a statement announcing the return of Glenn Weiss as the show's director.

"Our plan is that this year's Oscars will look like a movie, not a television show, and Glenn has embraced this approach and come up with ideas of his own on how to achieve this. We're thrilled to have him as part of the brain trust," the producers said.

In a letter to nominees obtained by various publications last week, the show's producers said the event will not be a virtual affair with nominees and winners appearing via webcast or Zoom.

"For those of you unable to attend because of scheduling or continued uneasiness about traveling, we want you to know there will not be an option to Zoom in for the show," the letter reads. We are going to great lengths to provide a safe and ENJOYABLE evening for all of you in person, as well as for all the millions of film fans around the world, and we feel the virtual thing will diminish those efforts."

"Regarding the practical aspects of the show, our plan is to stage an intimate, in-person event at Union Station in Los Angeles, with additional show elements live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,"the letter continued. "Of course, your first thought is CAN THAT BE DONE SAFELY? The answer is YES, IT CAN. We are treating the event as an active movie set, with specially designed testing cadences to ensure up-to-the-minute results, including an on-site COVID safety team with PCR testing capability. There will be specific instructions for those of you traveling in from outside of Los Angeles, and other instructions for those of you who are already based in Los Angeles."

The letter also warned nominees against going casual for the typically fashion-forward event.

"We're aiming for a fusion of Inspirational and Aspirational, which is actual words means formal is totally cool if you want to go there, but casual is really not."