Ceremony Hosts, Dates, and Locations
| # | Eligibility Year | Host(s) | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96th | 2023 | No Official Host | 3/10/2024 | Dolby Theatre |
| 95th | 2022 | Jimmy Kimmel | 3/12/2023 | Dolby Theatre |
| 94th | 2021 | Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes | 3/27/2022 | Dolby Theatre |
| 93rd | 2020 | No Official Host | 4/25/2021 | Union Station (Los Angeles) |
| 92nd | 2019 | No Official Host | 2/9/2020 | Dolby Theatre |
| 91st | 2018 | No Official Host | 2/24/2019 | Dolby Theatre |
| 90th | 2017 | Jimmy Kimmel | 3/4/2018 | Dolby Theatre |
| 89th | 2016 | Jimmy Kimmel | 2/26/2017 | Dolby Theatre |
| 88th | 2015 | Chris Rock | 2/28/2016 | Dolby Theatre |
| 87th | 2014 | Neil Patrick Harris | 2/22/2015 | Dolby Theatre |
| 86th | 2013 | Ellen DeGeneres | 3/2/2014 | Dolby Theatre |
| 85th | 2012 | Seth MacFarlane | 2/24/2013 | Dolby Theatre |
| 84th | 2011 | Billy Crystal | 2/26/2012 | Hollywood and Highland Center |
| 83rd | 2010 | Anne Hathaway, James Franco | 2/27/2011 | Kodak Theatre |
| 82nd | 2009 | Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin | 3/7/2010 | Kodak Theatre |
| 81st | 2008 | Hugh Jackman | 2/22/2009 | Kodak Theatre |
| 80th | 2007 | Jon Stewart | 2/24/2008 | Kodak Theatre |
| 79th | 2006 | Ellen DeGeneres | 2/25/2007 | Kodak Theatre |
| 78th | 2005 | Jon Stewart | 3/5/2006 | Kodak Theatre |
| 77th | 2004 | Chris Rock | 2/27/2005 | Kodak Theatre |
| 76th | 2003 | Billy Crystal | 2/29/2004 | Kodak Theatre |
| 75th | 2002 | Steve Martin | 3/23/2003 | Kodak Theatre |
| 74th | 2001 | Whoopi Goldberg | 3/24/2002 | Kodak Theatre |
| 73rd | 2000 | Steve Martin | 3/25/2001 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 72nd | 1999 | Billy Crystal | 3/26/2000 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 71st | 1998 | Whoopi Goldberg | 3/21/1999 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 70th | 1997 | Billy Crystal | 3/23/1998 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 69th | 1996 | Billy Crystal | 3/24/1997 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 68th | 1995 | Whoopi Goldberg | 3/25/1996 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 67th | 1994 | David Letterman | 3/27/1995 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 66th | 1993 | Whoopi Goldberg | 3/21/1994 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 65th | 1992 | Billy Crystal | 3/29/1993 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 64th | 1991 | Billy Crystal | 3/30/1992 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 63rd | 1990 | Billy Crystal | 3/25/1991 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 62nd | 1989 | Billy Crystal | 3/26/1990 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 61st | 1988 | No Official Host | 4/29/1989 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 60th | 1987 | Chevy Chase | 4/11/1988 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 59th | 1986 | Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Paul Hogan | 3/31/1987 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 58th | 1985 | Alan Alda, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams | 3/24/1986 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 57th | 1984 | Jack Lemmon | 3/25/1985 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 56th | 1983 | Johnny Carson | 4/9/1984 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 55th | 1982 | Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau | 4/11/1983 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 54th | 1981 | Johnny Carson | 3/29/1982 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 53rd | 1980 | Johnny Carson | 3/31/1981 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 52nd | 1979 | Johnny Carson | 4/14/1980 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 51st | 1978 | Johnny Carson | 4/9/1979 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 50th | 1977 | Bob Hope | 4/3/1978 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 49th | 1976 | Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, Richard Pryor, Warren Beatty | 3/28/1977 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 48th | 1975 | Gene Kelly, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Robert Shaw, Walter Matthau | 3/29/1976 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 47th | 1974 | Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Shirley MacLaine | 4/8/1975 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 46th | 1973 | Burt Reynolds, David Niven, Diana Ross, John Huston | 4/2/1974 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 45th | 1972 | Carol Burnett, Charlton Heston, Michael Caine, Rock Hudson | 3/27/1973 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 44th | 1971 | Alan King, Helen Hayes, Jack Lemmon, Sammy Davis Jr. | 4/10/1972 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 43rd | 1970 | No Official Host | 4/15/1971 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 42nd | 1969 | No Official Host | 4/7/1970 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 41st | 1968 | No Official Host | 4/14/1969 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 40th | 1967 | Bob Hope | 4/10/1968 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 39th | 1966 | Bob Hope | 4/10/1967 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 38th | 1965 | Bob Hope | 4/18/1966 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 37th | 1964 | Bob Hope | 4/5/1965 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 36th | 1963 | Jack Lemmon | 4/13/1964 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 35th | 1962 | Frank Sinatra | 4/8/1963 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 34th | 1961 | Bob Hope | 4/9/1962 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 33rd | 1960 | Bob Hope | 4/17/1961 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| 32nd | 1959 | Bob Hope | 4/4/1960 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 31st | 1958 | Bob Hope, David Niven, Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tony Randall | 4/6/1959 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 30th | 1957 | Bob Hope, David Niven, Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Rosalind Russell | 3/26/1958 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 29th | 1956 | Celeste Holm, Jerry Lewis | 3/27/1957 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 28th | 1955 | Claudette Colbert, Jerry Lewis, Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 3/21/1956 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 27th | 1954 | Bob Hope, Thelma Ritter | 3/30/1955 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 26th | 1953 | Donald O'Connor, Frederic March | 3/25/1954 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 25th | 1952 | Bob Hope, Conrad Nagel | 3/19/1953 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 24th | 1951 | Danny Kaye | 3/20/1952 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 23rd | 1950 | Fred Astaire | 3/29/1951 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 22nd | 1949 | Paul Douglas | 3/23/1950 | RKO Pantages Theatre |
| 21st | 1948 | Robert Montgomery | 3/24/1949 | The Academy Theater |
| 20th | 1947 | No Official Host | 3/20/1948 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 19th | 1946 | Jack Benny | 3/13/1947 | Shrine Auditorium |
| 18th | 1945 | Bob Hope, James Stewart | 3/7/1946 | Grauman's Chinese Theater |
| 17th | 1944 | Bob Hope, John Cromwell | 3/15/1945 | Grauman's Chinese Theater |
| 16th | 1943 | Jack Benny | 3/2/1944 | Grauman's Chinese Theater |
| 15th | 1942 | Bob Hope | 3/4/1943 | Coconut Grove, The Ambassador Hotel |
| 14th | 1941 | No Official Host | 2/26/1942 | Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel |
| 13th | 1940 | Bob Hope | 2/27/1941 | Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel |
| 12th | 1939 | Bob Hope | 2/29/1940 | Cocoanut Grove, The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles |
| 11th | 1938 | No Official Host | 2/23/1939 | Biltmore Hotel |
| 10th | 1937 | Bob Burns | 3/10/1938 | Biltmore Hotel |
| 9th | 1936 | George Jessel | 3/4/1937 | Biltmore Hotel |
| 8th | 1935 | Frank Capra | 3/5/1936 | Biltmore Hotel |
| 7th | 1934 | Irwin S. Cobb | 2/27/1935 | Biltmore Hotel |
| 6th | 1932/33 | Will Rogers | 3/16/1934 | The Ambassador Hotel |
| 5th | 1931/32 | Lionel Barrymore | 11/18/1932 | The Ambassador Hotel |
| 4th | 1930/31 | Lawrence Grant | 11/10/1931 | Biltmore Hotel |
| 3rd | 1929/30 | Conrad Nagel | 11/5/1930 | The Ambassador Hotel |
| 2nd | 1928/29 | William C. deMille | 4/3/1930 | The Ambassador Hotel |
| 1st | 1927/28 | Douglas Fairbanks, William C. deMille | 5/16/1929 | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel |
Hosted Multiple Times
The following people have hosted the Academy Awards more than once:
- Bob Hope – 18 times
- Billy Crystal – 9 times
- Johnny Carson – 5 times
- Jack Lemmon – 4 times
- Whoopi Goldberg – 4 times
- David Niven – 3 times
- Jerry Lewis – 3 times
- Jimmy Kimmel – 3 times
- Steve Martin – 3 times
- Chevy Chase – 2 times
- Chris Rock – 2 times
- Conrad Nagel – 2 times
- Ellen DeGeneres – 2 times
- Frank Sinatra – 2 times
- Goldie Hawn – 2 times
- Jack Benny – 2 times
- James Stewart – 2 times
- Jane Fonda – 2 times
- Jon Stewart – 2 times
- Richard Pryor – 2 times
- Sammy Davis Jr. – 2 times
- Walter Matthau – 2 times
- William C. deMille – 2 times
Nominated Hosts
The following performers have been nominated for Oscars in the same year they hosted the ceremony.
- David Niven – Best Actor, Separate Tables (1958)
- Michael Caine – Best Actor, Sleuth (1972)
- Walter Matthau – Best Actor, The Sunshine Boys (1975)
- Paul Hogan – Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, 'Crocodile' Dundee (1986)
- James Franco – Best Actor, 127 Hours (2010)
- Seth MacFarlane – Best Original Song, Ted (2012)
Academy Awards Ceremony Milestones
- 1938: The 10th Academy Awards were postponed by one week due to mudslides and flooding caused by torrential rain in Los Angeles.
- 1941: In the very early years winners were publicly announced ahead of time, and until 1940 the names of the winners were released to the press the previous day for later publication. In 1940 the Los Angeles Times had printed the list early, leading all the stars to know in advance whether they had won. To prevent a repeat of this fiasco, the tabulation of nominees and winners was handed over to PriceWaterhouse and the "sealed envelope" process was devised. Henceforth no one but the accountants who hand-counted the ballots would know the results until the envelopes were opened at the ceremony.
- 1945: Statuettes were made of plaster rather than bronze, which was needed for the war effort.
- 1953: The awards were televised for the first time.
- 1966: The Oscar telecast was broadcast in color for the first time.
- 1968: The awards ceremony was postponed from Monday out of respect for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had just been assassinated.
- 1974: Who says the Oscars aren't hip? In 1974 the latest fad was streaking. Early in the 1973 Oscars ceremony (held in April 1974) as David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor, a streaker named Robert Opel ran naked across the stage and flashed a peace sign at the audience. (By lucky coincidence the TV cameras were zoomed in on Niven and viewers at home saw only Opel's neck down to just above his waist.) Niven barely missed a beat, assuaging the awkwardness by quipping, "Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen... But isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?"
- 1981: The awards ceremony was postponed for 24 hours because of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
- 2002: The longest Oscar ceremony in history clocking in at 256 minutes. (That's almost four and a half hours, yikes!) This would lead to stricter enforcement of the time limits for speeches, creation of the backstage "Thank You Cam," and even prizes being awarded for the shortest speech.
- 2005: In recognition of recent awards-show expletives and other incidents on live TV (remember Janet Jackson's Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction"?), and because normally foul-mouthed comedian Chris Rock was set to host the ceremony, the Oscar telecast was broadcast on a seven-second delay for the first time.
- 2020: Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, most movie theaters were closed for the last 9 months of the year. As a result, to give films extra time to qualify for the 93rd Academy Awards, the ceremony was delayed almost 2 months, from late February to the last week of April.