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Chris Evans might have wanted fellow Avenger Robert Downey Jr to take the stand, but Kevin Hart has been selected to host the 91st Academy Awards ceremony. [caption id=“attachment_5676201” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  Kevin Hart. Twitter/@TheAcademy[/caption] Hart took to Instagram to make the announcement, adding, “Now it’s time to rise to the occasion.” He will be hosting the Oscars for the first time.
The news was confirmed by The Academy, who tweeted:
Welcome to the family, @kevinhart4real! #Oscars https://t.co/vfcxAeJlwQ
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) December 5, 2018
Quoting Hart, The Academy also said that they were happy to have Hart on board.
"I'm so happy to say that the day has finally come for me to host the #Oscars." - @KevinHart4real
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) December 5, 2018
So are we. pic.twitter.com/DzZaKpdnYW
Hart has earlier hosted the MTV Movie Awards along with his Central Intelligence co-star Dwayne Johnson, who is expected to join the comedian on live global broadcast, IndiWire states. Jimmy Kimmel congratulated Hart on Twitter, lauding the Academy’s choice.
Congratulations amigo - @TheAcademy made an excellent choice. You are going to kill it https://t.co/OXmXIGVVD5
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) December 5, 2018
Hart succeeds Kimmel, who hosted the last two editions of the Oscars. However, the ratings every year have declined, with it plummeting to a record low of 26.5 million viewer in 2018, said The Hollywood Reporter.
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