Kevin Hart is stepping down as the host of next year’s Academy Awards less than 24 hours after he was confirmed to host it. The comedian made the decision amid the resurfacing of years old controversial tweets in which he used homophobic and transphobic slurs. More on the report below.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Central Intelligence, and Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (yes it was a real thing and it was amazing) star Kevin Hart has announced that he will be hosting the 91st annual Academy Awards ceremony early next year. He replaces Jimmy Kimmel, who handled hosting duties for the past two Oscars.

You can see what Hart had to say about the announcement and how much it means to him, as well as tweets from the Academy and Kimmel, below.

The Oscar for Best Animated Feature goes to one of five nominees each and every year. And this year will be no different as there will be over 25 films competing for one of those five nominations. They range from the long-awaited superhero sequel The Incredibles 2, Sony’s seemingly spectacular Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the holiday classic take on Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch, and so much more. Check out the full list below.

The Academy Awards have had a few major criticisms throughout the years. The telecast of the Oscars ceremony is far too long (sometimes three to four hours long) and it also includes awards few people really care about. As a result, the award show’s ratings have taken a huge hit. So in order to address these issues, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors have announced what appears to be the worst possible solutions. The telecast runtime will be cut down and there will be a new “Popular Film” award category. And as you can guess, people aren’t too thrilled about this. More on the story below.