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A Very Short Oscars List

[Blind Gossip] You probably know by now that Kevin Hart will no longer be hosting the 2019 Academy Awards.

Those old tweets will get you every time!

What you might not know is that the discussion over who should replace him became quite a battleground.

There were a lot of names being kicked around, but none of them were women. When someone something like, “Hey! Why aren’t there any women on this list?” someone started saying that the host needed to be funny – like a late night host – and that there were no funny women who could really handle it. That made some in the group very, very angry. Big argument. Then they started listing out possible women hosts. It turned out to be a VERY short list. Only four names!

We took a look at the history of Oscars hosting, and it turns out that women are terribly underrepresented as hosts. In fact, in the last thirty years, there have only been three female hosts: Whoopi Goldberg (4x), Ellen Degeneres (2x), and Anne Hathaway (1x with cohost James Franco)!

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Possible Female Hosts:

[Optional] Who would you like to see host The Oscars? Why?

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  1. good2know says

    Melissa McCarthy
    Chrissy Teigen
    Kristen Bell
    Mindy Kaling
    Maya Rudolph
    Ellie Kemper
    Leslie Jones
    Cecily Strong
    Tina Fey
    Amy Pohler
    Amy Schumer

  6. leapfrog says

    I love Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – Let them host it! Or Hannah Gadsby! They could ask Melissa McCarthy or go for a funny, enigmatic, beautiful woman of colour like Tracee Ellis Ross. Mindy Kaling is hilarious! or what about a combination of Kate McKinnon and Maya Rudolph! They could go golden and opt for Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. There are so many talented women who would do an amazing job…

    • aaaLuxus says

      I love your ideas for Tracy Ellis Ross, Mindy Kaling, Maya Rudolph, and Lily Tomlin!

      I’d actually watch it to see any of these women host. I also love above comments about Julia Louis Dreyfus.

  7. High Steppa says

    Vicki Barbolak from America’s Got Talent! I saw her live show about a month ago. She’s hilarious!

  10. Vidalia Q Intrigue says

    I can think of a lot more than four: Tina Fey, Tiffany Haddish, Melissa McCarthy, Ellen, Amy Schumer, Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Kristen Bell…

  12. sunshine702 says

    I’m sure Hart wanted a black comedian.

    What about Sandra Bullock. Her movies are funny and she’s beautiful!

    • mpizzle says

      I think Bullock would be a nice choice!

      She’s funny, gorgeous, doesn’t seem to put a foot wrong and seems incredibly popular with her peers.

      There are soooooo many amazing female comedians listed in these responses. Any of them would be great!

  17. Kellikopter says

    Amy Shumer, Michelle Wolf, Leslie Jones, Issa Rae… Maybe Awkwafina since she was in Crazy Rich Asians so she’s somewhat relevant rn.

    • itstarapagain says

      Are you kidding with Leslie Jones? Need this talentless, overacting unfunny “comedienne” to go away, not get the ultimate gig. She’d spend the entire night shouting, bugging her eyes and pretending to be after every man in the auditorium. Gee that’s groundbreaking comedy.

      Tiffany Haddish and Tina Fey, together?Yes please. I think they’d make a great team and show us how it should be done.

      Here’s an out of nowhere host suggestion- Rupaul.

  19. Monysmom says

    Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Amy Poehler, Meryl Streep, Shonda Rimes, J.K. Rowling, Candace Bergen, Michelle Obama

  20. melrose71 says

    Whoopi, Ellen, Tina Fey, Amy Pohler, Tiffany Haddish, Kristen Bell, Queen Latifah, etc. I’m not as familiar with female stand up comedians or talk show hosts, but there are quite a few funny actresses with great comedy timing who can also sing and/or rap. My favorite would be Tiffany Haddish right now.

    • KlaireBear says

      I like Kristen Bell as a pick. My top choice though would be Anna Kendrick! I love her, she’s funny, she can sing, perfect for host.

  23. goodgollyholly says

    Tina Fey, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Poehler and ?

    Who I would like – Julia Louis-Dreyfus – funny and classy.

  26. Maximus says

    Always entertaining to watch the Self Righteous Hollyweird cannibalize itself against to what it tries to portray/evangelize publicly.

  27. spookie says

    Sarah Silverman
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Poehler/Tina Fey

    Optional: I don’t know! Presenting the whole shebang is such a weird job, you need to have a lot of charisma and know your audience or else it flops badly (see: Hathaway/Franco and the Seth McFarlane debacle).

  31. KCeagle says

    Funny how Kevin Hart was called out on anti gay jokes when Sarah Silverman and Amy Schumer are just as guilty.

    I’d like to see Wanda Sykes host the Oscars… she’s actually hilarious unlike some 🙄

    • conspiracyc says

      Amen for Wanda.

      I’ve also been watching the Marvelous Mrs. Mazel and that show is hilarious. Any of the women from there. There’s an episode at a summer camp…it’s by far the funniest thing I’ve wver watched.

  32. LilibetP says

    I’d like to see Michael McIntyre host the Oscars. He’s hilarious and terribly camp and I’d love to see Send to All with someone like Meryl Streep.

  33. ILoveNutella says

    Please don’t be Amy schumer.

    I would like to see someone like Jennifer Lewis. she’s got a Big personality and is great at delivering spoken word.

    • MinnieMe says

      If tweets got Kevin Hart pushed out of the job, tweets from years ago, they won’t have to look too far back to find similar tweets from all of these chicks. No. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander( or vice versa).

  37. wendybar says

    I think it should be cancelled. So sick of Hollywood patting Hollywood on the back and having an Anti American, Anti Trump rally every single time.

  38. Tbilll says

    Personally, if he doesn’t feel that way now, I think it should be viewed as personal growth.
    People are victims of their upbringings, their families values and sometimes their church.
    We should embrace that personal growth rather than ignore it.

    • Catharsis says

      What personal growth? He refused to apologize. If his beliefs have changed, he would have understood the hurt and damage his words caused and apologize. He didn’t apologize and quit the hosting gig instead. There is no personal growth there.

  40. Marvella says

    Kill two birds with one stone…I mean…feed two birds with one scone…since it’s the always PC Oscars and get rid of the “Host” altogether. It’s not needed. Have an announcer say “From Hollywood the blah blah whatever number Academy Awards…Here to present our first award is…” and then have the previous presenters intro the next one. No monologues or stupid attempts at humor or UGH politics from the host. The show is better and runs shorter, which solves the issue of running…

    • PlayItAgain says

      Yes!! They don’t need a host and a bunch of silly skits. Just announce the darn awards, have acceptance speeches, sing the nominated songs, and be done with it! Boom!

    • funkyhomosapien says

      Sorry but no, I’ve been to a lot of these events and a host is very necessary, even if they’re crappy.

      That being said, nick kroll + john mulaney, samantha bee and sarah silverman would be awesome

  44. Earthgirl says

    Nicole Byer!!! She’s adorable on Nailed It!
    Aidy Bryant would also be terrific

    Other ideas
    John Mulaney & Nick Kroll
    Natasha Leggaro and Moshe

  47. Jelly Drop says

    Wanda Sykes, Hannah Gadsby, Kristen Wiig.
    But i would be tickled pink if Ricky Gervais did it. Hollywood deserves to gets its collective * kicked. Really shine a torch. It cannot happen that all the sexual misconduct coming to light is shoved under the carpet and everyone acts pollyanna. I would not like it if they just filled any available position with women out of force. That misses the point of MeToo. Recognise and celebrate not placate.

  49. CoCoJoe says

    Thank you for posting this Q, Blind Gossip. I appreciated being reminded of all the great, funny women candidates. I always loved Ricky Gervais, so maybe my tastes are more along the lines of Sarah Silverman, but unlike Gervais, she’d be unlikely to win a second chance after she offends everyone – double standard.

  50. Schrodingers Catcall says

    I would like to throw John Mulaney’s hat in the ring or name up against the wall. Highly underappreciated and underrated but exceptionally talented and qualified!