Looks like to rumorโs are true.ย Heโs baaack!
Multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Chris Rock will return to host the Oscarsยฎ for a second time, producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin announced today.ย The 88th Academy Awardsยฎ will be broadcast live on OscarยฎSunday, February 28, 2016, on the ABC Television Network.
ย Rock previously hosted the 77th Oscars telecast in 2005.
โChris Rock is truly the MVP of the entertainment industry,โ said Hill and Hudlin. โComedian, actor, writer, producer, director, documentarian โ heโs done it all.ย Heโs going to be a phenomenal Oscar host!โ
โI’m so glad to be hosting the Oscars,โ said Rock. โIt’s great to be back.โ
โWe share David and Reggieโs excitement in welcoming Chris, whose comedic voice has really defined a generation,โ said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.ย โHe is certain to bring his amazing array of talents to this yearโs show.โ
โChris may be best known as a stand-up comic, but we think of him as a creative innovator in many other ways. He is unafraid in his artistry,โ said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.ย โWe couldnโt be happier to welcome him back to the Oscars.โ