--- title: People Have Ideas About Who Should Host the Oscars description: People have suggestions for Kevin Hart's replacement to host the 2019 Oscar Awards. canonical: https://time.com/5472657/oscars-host-2019/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-07T15:56:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:19.131Z og:title: People Have Plenty of Ideas About Who Should Host the Oscars og:description: Viewers have suggestions for Kevin Hart's replacement og:url: https://time.com/5472657/oscars-host-2019/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt745c73956ae9edad/69894100457a52fd8ed60183/oscarshost2019.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TOPSHOT-US-ENTERTAINMENT-OSCARS-WEEK-PREPARATIONS og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Have Plenty of Ideas About Who Should Host the Oscars twitter:description: Viewers have suggestions for Kevin Hart's replacement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt745c73956ae9edad/69894100457a52fd8ed60183/oscarshost2019.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Has a Lot of Ideas About Who Deserves to Host the 2019 Oscars by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 7, 2018 3:56 PM UTC  A view of the Oscar Statue during preparations for the 90th annual Academy Awards week in Hollywood, California, on March 2, 2018\. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images) A view of the Oscar Statue during preparations for the 90th annual Academy Awards week in Hollywood, California, on March 2, 2018\. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)ANGELA WEISS—AFP/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 7, 2018 3:56 PM UTC Kevin Hart had a very [short tenure](http://time.com/5473564/kevin-hart-oscars-homophobic-tweets/) as host of the 2019 [Oscars](http://time.com/5183817/oscars-2018-best-worst-moments/). On Wednesday afternoon it was announced that the comedian would take over the job hosting the 91st annual Academy [Awards](http://time.com/5471769/golden-globes-nominations-2019/). However, by Thursday night, he had stepped down. [As _Variety_ reports](https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/kevin-hart-says-the-film-academy-has-given-him-an-ultimatum-apologize-or-well-find-another-oscars-host-1203083698/), the events transpired in the wake of an outcry over anti-gay tweets (many of which were hastily deleted) and homophobic comments Hart made during stand-up routines nearly a decade ago. Hart then posted a series of Instagram videos, one explaining that he had grown since he made the comments, followed by a second where he announced that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had asked him to apologize, an opportunity he decided to pass on. Two hours later, Hart [sent out a tweet](https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real/status/1070906075812118529) announcing that he was stepping down as host, and finally offering an apology to the LGBTQ community. Hart’s resignation has left the Oscars without a host. No matter, though, because Twitter is full of ideas to help the Academy find a suitable replacement. > [](https://twitter.com/ReelTalker/status/1070904639325908993) > [](https://twitter.com/DarbyCMaloney/status/1070932759797878786) > [](https://twitter.com/alicialutes/status/1070911106884005888) > [](https://twitter.com/BritniDWrites/status/1070918045638451200) > [](https://twitter.com/WilliamBibbiani/status/1070934941284716547) > [](https://twitter.com/meganamram/status/1070916761187364864) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1070856784657580032) > [](https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/1071038550135750656) > [](https://twitter.com/kylebuchanan/status/1070906730689613824) > [](https://twitter.com/IanReelDeal/status/1070895864078585856) > [](https://twitter.com/prasejeebus/status/1070911439525896192) > [](https://twitter.com/MrCamW/status/1070910887060418560) > [](https://twitter.com/DancesWithTamis/status/1070917917712117760) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5472657/oscars-host-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5472657/oscars-host-2019/"},"headline":"The Internet Has a Lot of Ideas About Who Deserves to Host the 2019 Oscars","datePublished":"2018-12-07T15:56:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:19.131Z","description":"Twitter has suggestions for Kevin Hart's replacement","url":"https://time.com/5472657/oscars-host-2019/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","awards","Oscars","Academy Awards","Kevin Hart"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt745c73956ae9edad/69894100457a52fd8ed60183/oscarshost2019.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt745c73956ae9edad/69894100457a52fd8ed60183/oscarshost2019.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TOPSHOT-US-ENTERTAINMENT-OSCARS-WEEK-PREPARATIONS","caption":"People have ideas on who should host the Oscars 2019","creditText":"ANGELA WEISS—AFP/Getty Images","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/5472657/oscars-host-2019/","name":"The Internet Has a Lot of Ideas About Who Deserves to Host the 2019 Oscars"}}]}] ```