Awards & Festivals:Academy Awards:Oscar Ceremony Hosts

Who are the Oscar® hosts?

Here’s a complete look at the celebrities who have hosted the Academy Awards over the years, in order of the number of times they hosted the Oscars. You can also check out our listing of Oscar® host video clips from various ceremonies.

Bob Hope (19 times)

- 12th in 1940 - 13th in 1941 - 14th in 1942 - 15th in 1943 - 17th in 1945 with co-host(s) - 18th in 1946 with co-host(s) - 25th in 1953 with co-host(s) - 27th in 1955 with co-host(s) - 30th in 1958 with co-host(s) - 31st in 1959 with co-host(s) - 32nd in 1960 - 33rd in 1961 - 34th in 1962 - 37th in 1965 - 38th in 1966 - 39th in 1967 - 40th in 1968 - 47th in 1975 with co-host(s) - 50th in 1978

Billy Crystal (9 times)

- 62nd in 1990 - 63rd in 1991 - 64th in 1992 - 65th in 1993 - 69th in 1997 - 70th in 1998 - 72nd in 2000 - 76th in 2004 - 84th in 2012

Johnny Carson (5 times)

- 51st in 1979 - 52nd in 1980 - 53rd in 1981 - 54th in 1982 - 56th in 1984

Whoopi Goldberg (4 times)

- 66th in 1994 - 68th in 1996 - 71st in 1999 - 74th in 2002

Jimmy Kimmel (4 times)

- 89th in 2017 - 90th in 2018 - 95th in 2023 - 96th in 2024

Jack Lemmon (4 times)

- 30th in 1958 with co-host(s) - 36th in 1964 - 44th in 1972 with co-host(s) - 57th in 1985

Jerry Lewis (3 times)

- 28th in 1956 with co-host(s) - 29th in 1957 with co-host(s) - 31st in 1959 with co-host(s)

Steve Martin (3 times)

- 73rd in 2001 - 75th in 2003 - 82nd in 2010 with co-host(s)

Conrad Nagel (3 times)

- 3rd in 1930 - 5th in 1932 with co-host(s) - 25th in 1953 with co-host(s)

David Niven (3 times)

- 30th in 1958 with co-host(s) - 31st in 1959 with co-host(s) - 46th in 1974 with co-host(s)

Jack Benny (2 times)

- 16th in 1944 - 19th in 1947

Chevy Chase (2 times)

- 59th in 1987 with co-host(s) - 60th in 1988

Sammy Davis Jr. (2 times)

- 44th in 1972 with co-host(s) - 47th in 1975 with co-host(s)

Ellen DeGeneres (2 times)

- 79th in 2007 - 86th in 2014

William C. deMille (2 times)

- 1st in 1929 with co-host(s) - 2nd in 1930

Jane Fonda (2 times)

- 49th in 1977 with co-host(s) - 58th in 1986 with co-host(s)

Goldie Hawn (2 times)

- 48th in 1976 with co-host(s) - 59th in 1987 with co-host(s)

Walter Matthau (2 times)

- 48th in 1976 with co-host(s) - 55th in 1983 with co-host(s)

Richard Pryor (2 times)

- 49th in 1977 with co-host(s) - 55th in 1983 with co-host(s)

Chris Rock (2 times)

- 77th in 2005 - 88th in 2016

Frank Sinatra (2 times)

- 35th in 1963 - 47th in 1975 with co-host(s)

James Stewart (2 times)

- 18th in 1946 with co-host(s) - 30th in 1958 with co-host(s)

Jon Stewart (2 times)

- 78th in 2006 - 80th in 2008

Alan Alda

- 58th in 1986 with co-host(s)

Fred Astaire

Alec Baldwin

- 82nd in 2010 with co-host(s)

Lionel Barrymore

- 5th in 1932 with co-host(s)

Warren Beatty

- 49th in 1977 with co-host(s)

Carol Burnett

- 45th in 1973 with co-host(s)

Bob Burns

Ellen Burstyn

- 49th in 1977 with co-host(s)

Michael Caine

- 45th in 1973 with co-host(s)

Frank Capra

Irvin S. Cobb

Claudette Colbert

- 28th in 1956 with co-host(s)

John Cromwell

- 17th in 1945 with co-host(s)

Paul Douglas

Donald Duck

- 30th in 1958 with co-host(s)

Douglas Fairbanks

- 1st in 1929 with co-host(s)

James Franco

- 83rd in 2011 with co-host(s)

Lawrence Grant

Regina Hall

- 94th in 2022 with co-host(s)

Neil Patrick Harris

Anne Hathaway

- 83rd in 2011 with co-host(s)

Helen Hayes

- 44th in 1972 with co-host(s)

Charlton Heston

- 45th in 1973 with co-host(s)

Paul Hogan

- 59th in 1987 with co-host(s)

Celeste Holm

- 29th in 1957 with co-host(s)

Rock Hudson

- 45th in 1973 with co-host(s)

John Huston

- 46th in 1974 with co-host(s)

Hugh Jackman

George Jessel

Danny Kaye

Gene Kelly

- 48th in 1976 with co-host(s)

Alan King

- 44th in 1972 with co-host(s)

David Letterman

Seth MacFarlane

Shirley MacLaine

- 47th in 1975 with co-host(s)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

- 28th in 1956 with co-host(s)

Fredric March

- 26th in 1954 with co-host(s)

Liza Minnelli

- 55th in 1983 with co-host(s)

George Montgomery

Dudley Moore

- 55th in 1983 with co-host(s)

Agnes Moorehead

- 20th in 1948 with co-host(s)

Donald O’Connor

- 26th in 1954 with co-host(s)

Laurence Olivier

- 31st in 1959 with co-host(s)

Dick Powell

- 20th in 1948 with co-host(s)

Tony Randall

- 31st in 1959 with co-host(s)

Burt Reynolds

- 46th in 1974 with co-host(s)

Thelma Ritter

- 27th in 1955 with co-host(s)

Will Rogers

Diana Ross

- 46th in 1974 with co-host(s)

Rosalind Russell

- 30th in 1958 with co-host(s)

Mort Sahl

- 31st in 1959 with co-host(s)

Amy Schumer

- 94th in 2022 with co-host(s)

George Segal

- 48th in 1976 with co-host(s)

Robert Shaw

- 48th in 1976 with co-host(s)

Wanda Sykes

- 94th in 2022 with co-host(s)

Robin Williams

- 58th in 1986 with co-host(s)