The show must go on, and on Sunday night, it did. For the first time in 30 years, the Oscars went without a host. And despite how satisfied or dissatisfied movie fans may be with individual winners, no one can really say that the ceremony didn’t go…
The show must go on, and on Sunday night, it did. For the first time in 30 years, the Oscars went without a host. And despite how satisfied or dissatisfied movie fans may be with individual winners, no one can really say that the ceremony didn’t go off without a hitch. The Oscars should never have a host again after the 91st Annual ceremony. The presenters can clearly handle it.
Certainly the run up to the broadcast was plagued with a multitude of issues (the proposal and then postponement of the « Popular Film Oscar, » one-time host choice Kevin Hart stepping down, after which seemingly no one wanted the job, the confusion over which Best Song nominees would be performed, and the Academy’s reversal of its decision to give out some awards during commercial breaks, among others) laying the groundwork for a potential dud of a show. But the 2019 Oscars actually ran quite smoothly, making the case for the ceremony to go host-less in the future.
The show opened with a short set from the current members of Queen, now fronted by American Idol alum Adam Lambert, whose been touring with the band for several years now. Then came an appearance from Golden Globes three-time hosting champs Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, joined by their SNL cast mate Maya Rudolph. Honestly, if that trio of hilarious women were the surprise hosts for the evening, probably no one would have been disappointed, being that they actually know how to play the room and the home audience.
