Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the Academy Awards for the second consecutive year and fourth overall, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

Broadcaster ABC is turning to its late-night host again, a year after Kimmel returned for the 2023 ceremony, which drew 18.7 million viewers. In the wake of Will Smith’s cuffing of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, Kimmel tried to bring calm back to the event. Kimmel also hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018.

“I’ve always dreamed of presenting the Oscars exactly four timesKimmel said in a statement.

It is noted that Kimmel, who hosted in 2017, 2018 and 2023 with this year’s presentation is between Whoopi Goldberg and Jack Lemmon, who have also presented the awards four times. The only people who have held this unique role more times are Johnny Carson, five times, Billy Crystal nine times, and Bob Hope eleven times.

The 96th Academy Awards will air live on ABC on March 10 from the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles.