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Jimmy Kimmel is detailing why he won’t be hosting the 2025 Oscars.

The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” talk-show host said during the “Politickin’” podcast, hosted by Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, and sports agent Doug Hendrickson, that pulling double duty with “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and the Academy Awards is “distracting” for his staff. In turn, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” actually “suffers a little bit,” according to Kimmel.

“I just decided I didn’t want to deal with that this year,” Kimmel said of turning down hosting the 2025 Academy Awards. “It was just too much last year. You wind up pushing everything off ’til after the Oscars, and then you have to do everything you promised to do after the Oscars, after the Oscars.”

Kimmel has hosted the…

Jimmy Kimmel, who has hosted the Oscars four times, including the 2024 ceremony, has declined to return as host for the 2025 Academy Awards.

Additionally, John Mulaney, who hosted the 14th Governors Awards and was a standout presenter at the 2024 Oscars, has also turned down the opportunity to host the 2025 ceremony, as per People magazine.

The 97th Academy Awards will take place on March 2, airing live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

Kimmel, who previously hosted the Oscars in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024, has a proven track record of success, with the 2024 ceremony reaching a four-year high in ratings with 19.5 million viewers.

However, he will not be returning as host for the 2025 ceremony. The Oscars had…

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The Academy will have a hard time deciding who will host next year’s Oscars after Jimmy Kimmel and fan-favourite John Mulaney have both reportedly “passed” on the offer to lead the 2025 ceremony.

Late night presenter Kimmel, who has hosted for the past two years, reportedly decided months ago that he would not be returning to the role.

Mulaney, whose memorable recollection of Field of Dreams made him a favourite host among fans, was reportedly waiting for Kimmel to officially turn down the offer before making his own decision. But…