Wanda Sykes Reveals Hosting Academy Awards Will Cost Her Money

Actress and comedienne Wanda Sykes will be hosting this Sunday’s upcoming Academy Awards.

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Sykes will be hosting the Awards on March 27, alongside Regina Hall and Amy Schumer – all first-time hosts.

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Sykes’ wife of 14 years, Alex, is ecstatic about Sykes hosting, and is excitedly preparing her outfit for the show.

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In an interview with “People,” Sykes also joked that Alex is working out and over-preparing, while she just wants to make sure she has comfortable shoes.

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Sykes continued joking that since Alex gets too enthusiastic about her gigs, she tells Alex about them when she’s already headed to work, to avoid excited questioning.

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Sykes also recently appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” where Kimmel discussed his earnings from when he hosted the Awards in 2017 and 2018.

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Kimmel revealed he only got paid $15,000 for hosting, and Sykes didn’t know it would be a low-paying gig.

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With all the months of work leading up to the show and the preparations, Sykes realized her prestigious hosting gig would cost her money.

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Sykes joked that she would steal an Oscar to make up for the lack of earnings.

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