This makes the host quite an important decision for the Academy to make if they want to improve their numbers this time around.
The Academy is now tasked with coming up with another host for this year’s award show on February 24.
The past few years have showed that the Academy Awards are losing their relevance as last year 19% fewer viewers tuned in and the Academy proposed a new controversial category for “Popular Films” over the summer, only to be shot down by the film community and thus postponed.