{"id":14274,"date":"2022-02-15T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T13:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14274"},"modified":"2022-02-16T23:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T21:21:21","slug":"regina-hall-amy-schumer-wanda-sykes-to-host-94th-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/02\/15\/regina-hall-amy-schumer-wanda-sykes-to-host-94th-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes To Host 94th Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oscars.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oscars.jpg?resize=400%2C116&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oscars.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/oscars.jpg?resize=300%2C87&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regina Hall<\/strong>, <strong>Amy Schumer<\/strong> and <strong>Wanda Sykes<\/strong> will host the 94th Oscars\u00ae, show producer Will Packer announced today.&nbsp; This will be the first time hosting the ceremony for each of them.&nbsp; The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/oscars94hosts.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/oscars94hosts.jpg?resize=550%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/oscars94hosts.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/oscars94hosts.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s show is all about uniting movie lovers.\u00a0 It\u2019s apropos that we\u2019ve lined up three of the most dynamic, hilarious women with very different comedic styles,\u201d said Packer.\u00a0 \u201cI know the fun Regina, Amy and Wanda will be having will translate to our audience as well.\u00a0 Many surprises in store!\u00a0 Expect the unexpected!\u201d<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe want people to get ready to have a good time.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a while,\u201d said Hall, Schumer and Sykes.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe\u2019re invigorated by Will\u2019s vision for this year\u2019s Oscars: celebrating movie lovers alongside moviemakers and spotlighting fan favorites that prove how cinema can unite us all,\u201d said Academy President David Rubin and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.\u00a0 \u201cHosting this star-studded party are three powerful, funny women inviting us to laugh and cheer for the year\u2019s best and brightest in film.\u201d<br \/><br \/>\u201cImagine having one of the funniest women in comedy today hosting the Oscars&#8230; Now, multiply that by three,\u201d said Craig Erwich, president, Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment.\u00a0 \u201cRegina, Amy and Wanda are comedy powerhouses who will make history as the first female trio to host the biggest night in entertainment, and we\u2019re thrilled to have them at the helm to deliver an incredible show full of unforgettable moments and laughter.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Award-nominated actor and producer Hall will star in the upcoming \u201cMaster,\u201d on which she also served as executive producer, and is a producer and star of \u201cHonk for Jesus, Save Your Soul.\u201d\u00a0 She recently appeared in the series \u201cNine Perfect Strangers\u201d and starred in the feature film \u201cGirls Trip.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Schumer is an Emmy\u00ae, Peabody and Critics Choice Award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and director.\u00a0 She is a writer, director, executive producer and star of the upcoming comedy series \u201cLife and Beth,\u201d and starred in such features as \u201cThe Humans,\u201d \u201cI Feel Pretty\u201d and \u201cTrainwreck,\u201d which she also wrote.<br \/><br \/>Sykes is an Emmy-winning writer, comedian, actor and producer.\u00a0 She is a creator, executive producer, writer and star of the comedy series \u201cThe Upshaws\u201d and can be seen in the upcoming series \u201cHistory of the World; Part II.\u201d\u00a0 Her credits also include the stand-up special \u201cWanda Sykes: Not Normal,\u201d \u201cThe Other Two\u201d and \u201cMonster-in-Law.\u201d<br \/><br \/>The 94th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby\u00ae Theatre at Hollywood &amp; Highland\u00ae in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT and in more than 200 territories worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/02\/08\/oscar-nominations-2022\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14228\">Oscars 2022 nominees<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes will host the 94th Oscars\u00ae, show producer Will Packer announced today.&nbsp; This will be the first time hosting the ceremony for each of them.&nbsp; The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT. \u201cThis year\u2019s&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/02\/15\/regina-hall-amy-schumer-wanda-sykes-to-host-94th-oscars\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes To Host 94th Oscars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-14274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","tag-oscars","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14274\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}