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Ahead of the 2024 Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel, who will be hosting the awards show for the fourth time, sat down with “Good Morning America” to discuss the details surrounding Hollywood’s biggest night.

In an interview with ABC News’ Lara Spencer, which aired on Thursday, Kimmel, 56, shared one of the biggest reasons he agreed to return for the hosting duty is due to the films nominated at the 96th Academy Awards.

“There were some really good movies …I think they’re all really good. I saw them all,” he shared. “It’s a big part of why I decided to host the show this year, because I do know that there are movies that people have actually seen, which makes it a lot easier to…

For the fourth time, late-night star and Emmy winner Jimmy Kimmel is set to host the 2024 Oscars ceremony. “I always dreamed of hosting the Oscars exactly four times,” Kimmel joked, in a statement on Wednesday.

Molly McNearney, Kimmel’s wife and an Emmy-winning producer, is also set to return for her second consecutive year producing the show, reports Variety. She’s “especially honored to be part of the Oscars team this year,” the statement added.

Kimmel had previously helmed event in 2017, 2018 and 2023, and was there for the now-infamous 2017 Oscars mishap when “La La Land” was mistakenly announced before the true Best Picture winner, “Moonlight.”

“We are thrilled about Jimmy returning to host and Molly [McNearney] returning as executive producer for the…

Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 96th Academy Awards, marking his fourth turn leading the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.

Kimmel also hosted the ceremony earlier this year, and he hosted in 2017 and 2018.

He will join Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon as four-time Oscar hosts, and he’ll be one behind Johnny Carson, who hosted five of the events.