13 Celebrities We’d Love to See Host the 2020 Oscars (PHOTOS)
Hannah Gadsby
The Tasmanian comedian went viral with her 2018 Emmys presentation and came back to the awards show this year to claim the “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special” for her comedy-redefining 2018 special Nanette.
Whoopi Goldberg
Goldberg’s absence from The View last winter had fans convinced she was secretly hosting the 2019 Academy Awards. Alas, she wasn’t, but the EGOT winner is long overdue for a return to the Oscars stage; she has hosted four ceremonies so far, most recently in 2002.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Miranda hasn’t sat on his laurels after the rampant success of his musical Hamilton — writing songs for Moana, earning a Golden Globe nod for Mary Poppins Returns, and starring in His Dark Materials — and we certainly hope he can fit a hosting gig into his busy schedule.
Tig Notaro
The Grammy-nominated talent — whom Dakota Johnson deemed her “favorite comedian” in front of Ellen DeGeneres — is useless when it comes to pop culture knowledge, as any of her Under a Rock viewers can attest. And that would make the 2020 Oscars an unpredictable ride.
Kenan Thompson
There’s a reason this Nickelodeon alum is the longest-serving cast member in Saturday Night Live history, and Lorne Michaels even called him the SNL star he relies on most. And after a series of low-rated broadcasts, the Oscars could use a reliable funnyman at the mic.
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey were the hosting dream team of the 2010s, and Jacobson and Glazer are their heirs apparent — especially because Poehler exec-produced the duo’s Comedy Central hit Broad City. Plus, Jacobson already has a dress for the occasion.
Issa Rae
It’s Rae’s world, and we’re just living in it. The Insecure creator and star is breaking big on the big screen in films including The Hate U Give, Little, and The Photograph. Even Google capitalized on her widespread appeal this year.
Jonathan Van Ness
He’s giving us Queer Eye, he’s giving us Gay of Thrones, he’s giving us an autobiography titled Over the Top, he’s giving us fierce nonbinary energy, he’s giving us radical self-love. Can you believe?!
The Rose Family
Moira Rose (a.k.a. Catherine O’Hara) already hosted “the non-televised portion of the People’s Choice Awards,” so it’s not too much of leap for her and the other leads of Schitt’s Creek — Johnny (Eugene Levy), David (Dan Levy), and Alexis (Annie Murphy) — to host Hollywood’s biggest night, right?
After the Kevin Hart debacle last year, the 2019 Academy Awards went host-less to modest success (unlike this year’s host-less Emmy Awards). But a well-chosen emcee can bring a certain alchemy to the broadcast — and keep Hollywood egos in check during three-plus hours of the film industry congratulating itself.
So with that in mind, we’re nominating the 13 celebs in the gallery above — almost all of whom haven’t hosted a major awards show — for the honor of 2020 Oscars host.
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