El comediante Jimmy Kimmel conducirá la ceremonia de los Oscar en febrero

La premiación que corona las mejores películas del año se llevará a cabo el 26 de febrero en Los Ángeles. El conductor anunció desde su cuenta de Twitter la novedad.

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 18, 2016 shows TV host Jimmy Kimmel during the 68th Emmy Awards show at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. nLate night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will host the 89th Oscars in February, sources at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were reported as saying on December 5, 2016. His selection is expected to be announced imminently by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, who were tapped last month to produce the ceremony, according to multiple media outlets. The Academy did not respond immediately to requests for confirmation of Kimmel's selection to front the show, which airs live on ABC on February 26. n / AFP PHOTO / Valerie MACON
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 18, 2016 shows TV host Jimmy Kimmel during the 68th Emmy Awards show at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. nLate night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will host the 89th Oscars in February, sources at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were reported as saying on December 5, 2016. His selection is expected to be announced imminently by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, who were tapped last month to produce the ceremony, according to multiple media outlets. The Academy did not respond immediately to requests for confirmation of Kimmel's selection to front the show, which airs live on ABC on February 26. n / AFP PHOTO / Valerie MACON

El comediante y presentador estadounidense Jimmy Kimmel será el conductor de la 89 entrega de los premios Oscar, que se realizará el 26 de febrero en Los Ángeles.

"Sí, voy a presentar los Oscar. No es ninguna broma. Y si lo es, mi venganza contra la @TheAcademy será terrible y dulce", publicó en su cuenta de Twitter el conductor de 49 años.

El presentador del talkshow "Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel", emitido en la cadena ABC desde 2003, debutará como animador de la gala de los Oscar, luego de conducir en septiembre la ceremonia de los Emmy.