My two cents: I thought they did well with no host, but I really think one is needed. The entertainment value for me just wasn’t there this year. I don’t know if it was all about the lack of continuity and humor that a host brings, or if it had something to do with so many up-and-comer stars there and not too many really big veteran stars. I know Glenn Close, Bradley Cooper, and Lady Gaga are huge, but I miss the days of Jack Nicholson sitting in the front row with big stars all around. A sprinkling of huge stars presented awards – Barbra Streisand and Julia Roberts looked great and Angela Bassett was stunning, but other than that, the show felt meh. Of the Best Picture movies, I only saw Black Panther so probably why I didn’t recognize many of the actors up for awards. I’d give this year’s Oscar’s a C letter grade.