--- title: Oscars 2017: Jimmy Kimmel Hopes Matt Damon Loses description: Jimmy Kimmel has high hopes that his longtime nemesis Matt Damon won't capture an Oscar at this year's Academy Awards. canonical: https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-18T22:15:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:55.689Z og:title: Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel: 'I Just Hope Matt Damon Loses' og:description: "There are a lot of deserving winners, but there is only one deserving loser" og:url: https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt265c7c519f3ced96/6988b5fb196cf475ab03e848/matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-emmys og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel: 'I Just Hope Matt Damon Loses' twitter:description: "There are a lot of deserving winners, but there is only one deserving loser" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt265c7c519f3ced96/6988b5fb196cf475ab03e848/matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel Has Only One Wish for the Show: 'I Just Hope Matt Damon Loses' ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. "There are a lot of deserving winners, but there is only one deserving loser"_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 18, 2017 10:15 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 18, 2017 10:15 PM UTC After sparring with his [longtime nemesis Matt Damon](http://www.thewrap.com/jimmy-kimmel-oscars-hope-matt-damon-loses/) at the [2016 Emmys](http://time.com/4498840/emmys-2016-jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon/), [Jimmy Kimmel](http://time.com/4637918/jimmy-kimmel-obamacare-vs-affordable-care-act/) seems to be hoping to avoid a repeat showdown when he takes the stage to host this year’s Oscars. During a recent interview with [TheWrap](http://www.thewrap.com/jimmy-kimmel-oscars/), the late night host revealed his greatest wish for the upcoming awards show— that Damon’s work as a producer on Best Picture contender _Manchester by the Sea_ won’t earn him an Academy Award. “There are a lot of good movies — I don’t think it’s my place to say what movie I hope. I just hope Matt Damon loses — that’s my number one thing,” he said. “There are a lot of deserving winners, but there is only one deserving loser.” Kimmel went on to say that their infamous feud is nowhere close to being resolved. “When one of us is dead, perhaps,” he replied when asked if the conflict will ever end. “Maybe when we’re both dead.” See a comprehensive history of the feud [here](http://time.com/4473441/jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-feud-history-timeline/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/"},"headline":"Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel Has Only One Wish for the Show: 'I Just Hope Matt Damon Loses'","datePublished":"2017-01-18T22:15:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:55.689Z","description":"\"There are a lot of deserving winners, but there is only one deserving loser\"","url":"https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Matt Damon","Jimmy Kimmel","Oscars 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt265c7c519f3ced96/6988b5fb196cf475ab03e848/matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt265c7c519f3ced96/6988b5fb196cf475ab03e848/matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"matt-damon-jimmy-kimmel-emmys","caption":"Actor Matt Damon (L) and host Jimmy Kimmel speak onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.","creditText":"Lester Cohen/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/","name":"Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel Has Only One Wish for the Show: 'I Just Hope Matt Damon Loses'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"\"There are a lot of deserving winners, but there is only one deserving loser\"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4638415/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-hopes-matt-damon-loses/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```