MOVIES

Academy Awards
Most Ceremonies Hosted
This list features people who have hosted the most Academy Awards ceremonies.
RANK | INDIVIDUAL | CEREMONIES HOSTED | YEARS |
1 | Bob Hope | 19 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978 |
2 | Billy Crystal | 9 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012 |
3 | Johnny Carson | 5 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984 |
4 | Jack Lemmon | 4 | 1958, 1964, 1972, 1985 |
5 | Whoopi Goldberg | 4 | 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002 |
6 | Jimmy Kimmel | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024 |
7 | Conrad Nagel | 3 | 1930, 1932, 1953 |
8 | Jerry Lewis | 3 | 1956, 1957, 1959 |
9 | David Niven | 3 | 1958, 1959, 1974 |
10 | Steve Martin | 3 | 2001, 2003, 2010 |
11 | Frank Capra | 2 | 1936, 1939 |
12 | Jack Benny | 2 | 1944, 1947 |
13 | James Stewart | 2 | 1946, 1958 |
14 | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 1963, 1975 |
15 | Sammy Davis Jr. | 2 | 1972, 1975 |
16 | Walter Matthau | 2 | 1976, 1983 |
17 | Jane Fonda | 2 | 1976, 1986 |
18 | Goldie Hawn | 2 | 1976, 1987 |
Richard Pryor | 2 | 1977, 1983 | |
20 | Chevy Chase | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
21 | Chris Rock | 2 | 2005, 2016 |
22 | Jon Stewart | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
23 | Ellen DeGeneres | 2 | 2007, 2014 |
24 | Conan O’Brien | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
25 | Douglas Fairbanks | 1 | 1929 |
26 | William C. deMille | 1 | 1930 |
27 | Lawrence Grant | 1 | 1931 |
28 | Lionel Barrymore | 1 | 1932 |
29 | Will Rogers | 1 | 1934 |
30 | Irvin S. Cobb | 1 | 1935 |
31 | George Jessel | 1 | 1937 |
32 | Bob Burns | 1 | 1938 |
33 | Robert Montgomery | 1 | 1949 |
34 | Paul Douglas | 1 | 1950 |
35 | Fred Astaire | 1 | 1951 |
36 | Danny Kaye | 1 | 1952 |
37 | Donald O’Connor | 1 | 1954 |
38 | John Huston | 1 | 1974 |
39 | Alan Alda | 1 | 1986 |
40 | David Letterman | 1 | 1995 |
41 | Hugh Jackman | 1 | 2009 |
42 | James Franco | 1 | 2011 |
43 | Anne Hathaway | 1 | 2011 |
44 | Seth MacFarlane | 1 | 2013 |
45 | Neil Patrick Harris | 1 | 2015 |
46 | Regina Hall | 1 | 2022 |
47 | Amy Schumer | 1 | 2022 |
48 | Wanda Sykes | 1 | 2022 |
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