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Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels and Alec Baldwin arrive in the press room for the 38th International Emmy Awards at the Hilton Hotel in New York on November 22, 2010. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh
Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels and Alec Baldwin arrive in the press room for the 38th International Emmy Awards at the Hilton Hotel in New York on November 22, 2010. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh 
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Published: Aug. 2, 2012 at 11:57 PM

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Jimmy Fallon's fans are using Facebook and Twitter to campaign for the comedian to be named host of the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood next year.

The Los Angeles Times said, however, Fallon is an unlikely choice, despite his popularity, because his late-night chat show airs on NBC and the Oscars show is to be broadcast on ABC, the home of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk program.

Even though Kimmel is serving as host of the Emmy Awards show on ABC this year and wouldn't be able to do the Academy Awards, ABC probably wouldn't want to give the Oscars job to his chief rival, the Times said.

Topics: Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel
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