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HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Hollywood was sprinkled with stardust on Sunday as the movie industry’s A-listers came out for the Oscars, hosted by late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel. Dark comedy “Three Billboards” is in pole position for the most prestigious prizes, although fairy tale romance “The Shape of Water” leads the overall charge with 13 nominations on a night expected to highlight Tinseltown’s campaigns against sexual misconduct and gender inequality. © Agence France-Presse
PASADENA, United States (AFP) — Late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel was amused by last year’s best film “flub” at the Oscars — but said any repeat should result in everyone at his network getting sacked. The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences, which organizes the prestigious annual prize-giving, was left red-faced in February last year when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced the wrong winner for best film after a mix-up with the envelopes. “If […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Late night television presenter Jimmy Kimmel ended months of speculation Monday over who would host the Oscars in February — announcing that he has been tapped to front the glitzy ceremony. It will be the first time for the comedian, who has hosted “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC since it launched in 2003 and garnered praise for his work as host of this year’s Emmys television awards. “Yes, I am […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Late night television presenter Jimmy Kimmel on Monday ended months of speculation over who would host the 89th Oscars in February — announcing that he has been tapped to front the glitzy ceremony. It will be the first time for the comedian, who has hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC since it launched in 2003 and garnered praise for his work as host of this year’s Emmys television awards. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will host the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in September, the ABC television network announced on Monday. Television’s version of the Oscars rotates among the four major broadcasters — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — and Kimmel presented once before, when it was last aired on ABC in 2012. “I am excited to be hosting the Emmys again. I have a feeling I’m […]
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (December 16) reiterated that his policy to ban Muslims from entering the United States in the wake of a mass shooting in San Bernadino earlier this month is only temporary. “Did anyone try to talk out of saying we should ‘temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States,” Kimmel asked Trump, referring to his advisors. “Well the word is ‘temporarily’ and I have […]
(Reuters) – Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has been extended for two more years, ABC said on Tuesday, sealing the late-night line-ups across the main U.S. networks for the next few years. Kimmel, 46, has presided over the show for 11 seasons. He moved to an earlier, high-visibility 11:35 p.m. time slot in January 2013, where ratings increased despite head-to-head competition from veteran David Letterman on CBS and NBC’s “Tonight Show,” which […]
