Jimmy Kimmel is a veteran host, previously hosting this year's Emmy Awards.
The morning, the Oscar's producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced that Jimmy Kimmel, one of the highest-paid and most popular names in late night, will be hosting the 2017 and 89th annual Academy Awards.
The announcement comes after months of speculationof who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts would choose to host the show following the criticism it faced over the past two years from the "Oscars So White" movement. Disney/ABC Television Group chief Ben Sherman--both the Oscars and Kimmel's show are on ABC--has publicly encouraged the Academy and producer to select Kimmel following a recent deal between the Academy and ABC that allows the network more creative input into the show in exchange for the network extending its contract to host the show until 2028.
Kimmel may be used to a top notch salary from Jimmy Kimmel Live-- his earnings last year were $12 million--but the Oscars won't add much to his paycheck. "They don't pay you any money; the Oscars pay you like chicken feed," Alec Baldwin, who hosted in 2010, told The Hollywood Reporter. "The Oscars is a completely thankless job. It’s really tough," he added, noting how hosts are scrutinized and held to near-impossible standards.
The same publication reported in 2013 that hosts get paid between $15,000 to $20,000 for the night, an amount that likely hasn't increased substantially. To put that into perspective, the red carpet, itself, costs about $25,000.
The first-time host, who recently hosted the 2016 Emmy Awards, can expect notable viewership, which he will likely hope to translate into viewership for his late-night show. This year's Oscars, which were hosted by Chris Rock, had an audience of 34.3 million viewers--over three times more than the 11.3 million who tuned in for the Emmy's. Despite these disappointing Emmy ratings, Kimmel received rave reviews as a host, which likely buffered the decision to call on him for the Oscars.
Forbes
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