No host — again — at Oscars, but plenty of ‘star power’

LOS ANGELES — For the second year in a row, next month’s Oscar ceremony will be held without a host, the president of ABC Entertainment said Wednesday.
Speaking at the Television Critics Association’s meeting in Pasadena, Karey Burke said the network and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences jointly decided “there will be no traditional host” for the Feb. 9, 2020 ceremony. She said the show will include “big musical numbers” and “star pow