Dwayne Johnson Reveals That He Was First Choice of AMPAS to Host the Oscars 2019
Actor Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he was the first choice of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to host the upcoming Oscars ceremony.
Los Angeles, February 7: Actor Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he was the first choice of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to host the upcoming Oscars ceremony.
Responding to a fan, who asked the actor to host the ceremony next year, Johnson revealed that the Academy approached him for the hosting gig this year but things did not materialised due to his commitments to "Jumanji 2". Oscars 2019 Nominations: A Star Is Born, Roma, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman – 10 Movies Predicted to Rule Over the Nominees!
"Ah mahalo dude, I was their first choice to host this year, and my goal was to make it the most fun and entertaining Oscars ever. We all tried hard, but couldn't make it work since I'm shooting 'Jumanji'," the actor wrote.
Here is the Tweet by Dwayne Johnson:
"Academy and I were super bummed but maybe one day down the road," he added. The Oscars are currently without a host after Kevin Hart stepped down from the job following a controversy over his resurfaced old homophobic tweets.