Academy Awards appoint producers

The Academy Awards has confirmed producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd will produce the 89th ceremony set to air in late February.

They replace 2016 producers, one of whom was veteran Aussie David Hill.

According to Variety, Jimmy Kimmel, whose name has been floated as a potential host, is said to be out of the running.

De Luca produced the films “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Captain Phillips” while Todd has been a producer on “Alice in Wonderland” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass” and “Incorporated.”

“We are deeply honored to produce the Academy Awards,” said De Luca and Todd in a statement. “We both revere the Oscars and grew up watching them each year with our families. We are so humbled and grateful to be a part of this incredible legacy, and look forward to creating an exciting show that celebrates movies and the power they have to connect us all.”