Report: Oscars may go with multiple hosts to replace Kevin Hart

Deadline

After Kevin Hart dropped out last month, the Academy considered going without a host. Now there is word that since it's difficult to find a host at this late stage, "calls have gone out to create a lineup of multiple hosts — such as a quartet of major names, or even more — who wouldn’t even necessarily be called hosts," says Deadline's Peter Hammond, based on "(highly) reliable sources." Hammond makes it clear that "this is indeed all speculation at this point since there is radio silence coming from" the Academy. He adds: "The idea of passing around the responsibilities is intriguing and would make it easier to draft top stars — a must for the Oscar telecast, which has experienced declining ratings in recent years."