Jimmy Kimmel to return as Oscars host: 'If you think we screwed up this year, wait until the 90th show'
"If you think we screwed up the ending this year wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show," he quips.
Wednesday 17 May 2017 10:36, UK
The Academy has announced Jimmy Kimmel will return as Oscars host after the 'envelopegate' scandal.
The late night talk show presenter confirmed the announcement, describing it as "the highlight of my career".
"If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show," Kimmel said.
The 49-year-old comedian hosted what was the most chaotic night in the ceremony's 89-year history, .
Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers eventually took the blame, accepting responsibility for two of its accounts mixing the envelopes, but not before fingers were pointed to presenter's Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, with Kimmel screaming: "Warren, what did you do?", as the episode unfolded.
But the host was praised for his performance overall, bringing a more sombre touch to the ceremony and going after the establishment rather than the guests.
While many hosts in the past aimed their opening monologues to some of the stars attending the party, Kimmel aimed at the Trump administration, even tweeting to Donald Trump in the middle of the show, hoping for a response.
"Jimmy, Mike and Jennifer are truly an Oscar Dream Team," Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said in a statement.
"Mike and Jennifer produced a beautiful show that was visually stunning. And Jimmy proved, from his opening monologue all the way through a finale we could never have imagined, that he is one our finest hosts in Oscar history."
Despite the warm reviews, this year's ceremony saw its lowest ratings in a decade.
The Academy decided to continue working with PwC for next year's Oscars after the company .
The Academy's president outlined a detailed set of new measures intended to avoid similar errors in the future, including bringing on board a third accountant who will know the winners in advance.