Oscar hosts through the years
Jimmy Kimmel
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The late-night veteran and face of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will follow up his first-time Academy Awards hosting stint in 2017 with an encore in 2018. He'll be the first consecutive host of the awards since 1992, when Billy Crystal wrapped a four-year run.
Chris Rock
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Chris Rock trashed both Hollywood and tradition when he hosted 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28, 2016. Rather than easing tension in the room, he supplied it, confronting Hollywood's diversity problem -- which had come to a head with the #OscarsSoWhite movement -- with wince-worthy one-liners including, "This year, in the In Memoriam package, it's just going to be black people that were shot by the cops on their way to the movies. YES. I said it!" Rock also ran the show back in 2005.
Neil Patrick Harris
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Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, 2015.
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Academy Awards for a second time on March 2, 2014. The best picture winner was "12 Years a Slave."
Seth MacFarlane
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Seth MacFarlane hosted the 85th Academy Awards for the first time on Feb. 24, 2013. The best picture winner was "Argo."
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal hosted the 84th Academy Awards in 2012, his ninth Oscars gig. The best picture winner was "The Artist."
James Franco & Anne Hathaway
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James Franco and Anne Hathaway co-hosted the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011. The best picture winner was "The King's Speech."
Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin
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Steve Martin, left, and Alec Baldwin co-hosted the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010. The best picture winner was "The Hurt Locker."
Hugh Jackman
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Hugh Jackman hosted the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. The best picture winner was "Slumdog Millionaire."
Jon Stewart
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Jon Stewart hosted the 80th Academy Awards in 2008, his second time hosting the Oscars. The best picture winner was "No Country for Old Men."
Ellen DeGeneres
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Ellen DeGeneres hosted the 79th Academy Awards in 2007. The best picture winner was "The Departed."
Jon Stewart
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Jon Stewart hosted the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. The best picture winner was "Crash."
Chris Rock
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Chris Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards in 2005. The best picture winner was "Million Dollar Baby."
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal hosted the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. The best picture winner was "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King."
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin hosted the 75th Academy Awards in 2003. The best picture winner was "Chicago."
Whoopi Goldberg
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Whoopi Goldberg hosted the 74th Academy Awards in 2002, her fourth stint. The best picture winner was "A Beautiful Mind."
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin hosted the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001. The best picture winner was "Gladiator."
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal hosted the 72nd Academy Awards in 2000. The best picture winner was "American Beauty."
Whoopi Goldberg
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Whoopi Goldberg hosted the 71st Academy Awards in 1999. The best picture winner was "Shakespeare in Love."
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal hosted the 70th Academy Awards in 1998. The best picture winner was "Titanic."
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal hosted the 69th Academy Awards in 1997. The best picture winner was "The English Patient."
Whoopi Goldberg
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Whoopi Goldberg hosted the 68th Academy Awards in 1996. The best picture winner was "Braveheart."
David Letterman
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David Letterman hosted the 67th Academy Awards in 1995. The best picture winner was "Forrest Gump."
Whoopi Goldberg
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Whoopi Goldberg hosted the 66th Academy Awards in 1994. The best picture winner was "Schindler's List."
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal hosted the 65th Academy Awards in 1993. The best picture winner was "Unforgiven."
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Billy Crystal hosted the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. The best picture winner was "The Silence of the Lambs."
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Billy Crystal hosted the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991. The best picture winner was "Dances With Wolves."
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Billy Crystal's first Oscar-hosting gig was for the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990. The best picture winner was "Driving Miss Daisy."
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Chevy Chase hosted the 60th Academy Awards in 1988. The best picture winner was "The Last Emperor."
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