Following in the footsteps of Chris Rock [1], comedian and late night host [2] Jimmy Kimmel will be the 89th Oscars show's emcee [3] next year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kimmel enjoyed a successful run hosting the Emmys in 2012 and this past September [4], so taking on the Oscars seems like an obvious next step for him. The annual award show, which airs on Feb. 26, found itself mired in controversy last year during the #OscarsSoWhite [5] movement, and despite a litany of jokes from Rock [6], the telecast had the lowest amount of viewers in 11 years. Here's hoping Kimmel's signature sense of humor [7] will be the revamp the Academy Awards need.
