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Oscars 2022 hosts: who are Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes and what do they star in?

The Oscars will have a host for the first time since 2018, those hosting include comedians and actresses Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes

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The Oscars will have a host for the first time since 2018, those hosting include comedians and actresses Regina Hall, Amy Schumer y Wanda Sykes
ANDREW H. WALKERAFP

The Academy Awards will take place on Sunday March 27 and this will be the first ceremony since 2018 where the show will have a host. Viewers will be delighted to find out that rather than one, there will actually be three hosts, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes. The three women will be keeping the crowed entertained as all of the biggest names in Hollywood gather for one of the film industry's most important nights.

Regina Hall

Award winning actor, Regina Hall is best known for her role as Brenda Meeks in the Scary Movie franchise. She has started in countless movies and TV shows, most recently playing Lisa Cater in The Hate U Give.

Before getting her start in Hollywood, she received her bachelors degree from Fordham University in English and continued her education, receiving a master's degree in Journalism from New York University.

Amy Schumer

Comedian and actor Amy Schumer, best known for her hilarious stand up special will also be taking to the stage on Sunday. While Schumer does not have a Oscar, she does have a Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody, and most recently received a Tony for Best Actress for her role in her Broadway debut Meteor Shower.

Schumer received her Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series for her hit show Inside Amy Schumer, which garnered six nominations while its time on air. For various other weeks, the total number of Emmy nominations obtained by the comedian is thirteen. 

What movies has Amy Schumer been in?

  • Sleepwalk with Me, Amy
  • Trainwreck, Amy Townsend
  • Snatched, Emily Middleton
  • Thank You for Your Service, Amanda Doster
  • I Feel Pretty, Renee Bennett
  • The Humans, Aimee Blake

Wanda Sykes

Skykes is an industry legend, a true trailblazer for female comics. Throughout her career, Sykes has been nominated for fourteen Emmy awards, taking home the prize for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music or Program in 1999. Most known for her time as a writer on Everybody Hates Chris

An activists as well as a celebrity, Sykes has been a strong supporter of marriage equality and animal rights.

Currently, Sykes is working on the Netflix show The Upshaws. She is most known for her roles in Monster-in-Law and Evan Almighty. Sykes is also known for her brilliance as a voice actress, including her work in Over the Hedge, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and UglyDolls.

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