The Hosting Issue Is Called Out Immediately

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Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler kicked off the show as "presenters" in place of the Academy Awards not having a host for the first time. They made it very clear that they were NOT the hosts but that they'd be dragging on their "nomination speech" for just a little longer than the other presenters would.

Of course, the trio of comedians absolutely crushed their non-hosting duties and made us all wonder: why didn't The Academy just hire them?