Oscars to go without host for second year

Last year, the Oscars went without a host -- the first time in three decades -- after Kevin Hart pulled when old homophobic tweets resurfaced

The Oscars will again go without a host next month, repeating a format credited with boosting ratings last year, US network ABC confirmed Wednesday.

"Together with the Academy, we have decided there will be no traditional host, repeating for us what worked last year," ABC entertainment president Karey Burke told a television summit near Los Angeles, according to showbiz website Deadline Hollywood.