Among their early targets were the length of “Power of the Dog,” Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and the Golden Globes. It was a fast-paced avalanche of witty snipes, rapid-fire roasts and a sprinkle of Hollywood pomp and circumstance as the hosts began their evening-long quest to reverse the Oscars rating slide. Her quip was among the first of several in an opening monologue that toggled between all three women. “This year, the academy hired three women to host because its cheaper than hiring one man,” Schumer said. That honor went to Venus and Serena Williams and then to Beyoncé, who offered a performance of the Oscar-nominated song “Be Alive,” from “King Richard.”īut soon after, the three hosts emerged, with a little help from DJ Khaled, who introduced them. The comic actresses Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes were not, as it turned out, the first three people viewers saw at the top of the telecast.
After several years without a single host, the Oscars got going Sunday night with three of them.
