Oscars going hostless might not be the worst idea despite the 'embarrassment' caused by the 1989 award show

This is the second time in the last 30 years that the Academy is going ahead for the most coveted award show of the year without a host

The world is still reeling from the shocking announcement that the Academy Awards were going hostless this year. This is the second time in the last 30 years that the Academy is going ahead for the most coveted award show of the year without a host following the massive disaster that was the 1989's hostless Oscar.

Comedian Kevin Hart stepped down from hosting the award show following outrage over his old homophobic tweets and the Academy announced that it would be going hostless for the 2019 Oscars.

Soon, there was an uproar about how the Academy is biased towards male celebrities. There were also claims that hosts do not want to undergo the stress and scrutiny that comes with the job. Others believed that a hostless Oscar would offer a better platform for more creative ideas to make the show entertaining for those attending in person and even viewers sitting at home. 

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