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To make a ranking of worst anything of all time is a fool’s errand, a Pandora’s Box of discourse that everyone of every age wants to participate in. But with awards season now in full swing—and masters of ceremonies already falling on their faces—it’s high time to revisit an age-old conversation: Who were the worst award show hosts ever?
From the Emmys and the Oscars to the Golden Globes ceremony that aired just last week, we’ve plucked nine picks for our unranked, far-from-definitive list of bad awards show hosts. We cannot promise that you’ll agree—or that there are even worse hosts that didn’t make the cut. But these dudes (and one woman) were either inarguably bad at their jobs or extremely bizarre hosting hires. (In one case, the host was such a bad pick, he didn’t even get to host!)