“No, I’m not going to do the Oscars. It’s an honor to be asked by the Academy, but it’s not my year.”
— Jimmy Fallon, talking to Matt Lauer, addressing rumors he was in the running to host next year’s Academy Awards. Rumors swirled last week that outgoing Academy President Tom Sherak was trying to secure Fallon as host before his departure, but that the effort failed. Wednesday’s comments from Fallon clear up all of that.
