On February 24 in Hollywood for the 91st time the Oscar awards ceremony will take place, however, the name of the leader of this grandiose event in the world of cinema has not yet been named. It may happen that for the first time in 30 years, award-winning stars will enter the stage without invitation. Scandalous headlines only fuel interest in the upcoming event: “There is no one to hold the ceremony”, “Nobody wants to host the show”, “The host refused because of the low fee”, “They don’t have time to find worthy candidates”, etc.
The organizers of the event really did not manage to choose a suitable host for the bright ceremony. Every year, the most famous actors and comedians withstanding standing on the stage for many hours were invited to this honorable role. They did not let the hall get bored during the ceremony for a minute, sparklingly greeting each honored guest. However, Oscar-2019 is indeed still in limbo.
Scandal
Alarming rumors about the absence of the leader crawled in the media after the situation with actor Kevin Hart, which occurred in December 2018. Comedian and showman Hart, the lead actor in the films "Jumanji: Call of the Jungle", "One and a half Spy", "Joint Trip", was invited and approved as the host after a long and careful selection of candidates by the organizers of the Oscar.
However, Internet users did not allow him to enter the scene. From the archives of social networks, namely his Twitter account, Hart's statements were publicly published, which they quickly described as homophobic. And he had no choice but to abandon the honorary position of leader. According to the demands of an angry public, he deleted scandalous tweets.
At that time, from the beginning of January, his film “1 + 1: Hollywood Story” was announced at the box office, and the publishers had no need for negative hype with the performer of one of the main roles. The scandal was quickly hushed up. But the rejection of the ceremony has already been made public. And, although the actor was again mentioned in publications as the presenter of the Oscars, Kevin in the program “Good Morning America” (ABC channel) clearly explained: he is not participating in the show in 2019. As he explained, for today he simply does not have enough time to prepare qualitatively for a many-hour performance.
What's next?
After Hart’s refusal a month passed, the organizers did not make any statements. And all because, as it turned out, they were confident in the return of the comedian. According to the publication Variety, the organizers expected from the actor a public demonstration of sincere repentance in an interview with Ellen Degeneres. However, this did not happen. And the host of the program DeGeneres herself (by the way, twice standing on the stage as the host of the ceremony) accidentally let slip that the American Film Academy was counting on a truce with Hart in any way. As she noted, exactly with that phrase one of the academy representatives spoke with her. But it did not work out.
However, for the Oscars, similar departures are a familiar situation. Therefore, everyone calmly awaited news about the new leader, no less charismatic and popular. But there were no messages. Until now, the organizers are silent, and only rare rumors leak to journalists.
