Seth Rogen has said that "people just don't care" about the Academy Awards anymore, even in Hollywood.
Rogen and Paul Rudd, 52, are starring together in a new Super Bowl commercial for Lay's potato chips, and Rogen offered his honest opinion about film awards, including arguably the most prestigious one - the Oscars.
"I don't get why movie people care so much if other people care what awards we give ourselves," Rogen told Insider. "To me, maybe people just don't care. I don't care who wins the automobile awards."
"No other industry expects everyone to care about what awards they shower upon themselves," he went on, adding: "Maybe people just don't care. Maybe they did for a while and they stopped caring. And why should they?"
The Oscars have suffered from declining viewership in the last few years and even eschewed a traditional host for several rent telecasts.
Last year's Oscars, which was scaled down due to the pandemic, drew the lowest ratings in the show's history with under 10 million watching, per CNBC.
This year, however, the Academy Awards will return to a hosted format, but it is not yet known who will be hosting. It will be the first time the show has had a host since Jimmy Kimmel took the reigns in 2018.
When asked who they think should host, Rogen admitted "that's a tough one," adding: "I'm sure there are comedians out there that want to, right?"
He then tried to dodge the question of whether he'd ever been approached to host the show, admitting that he has: "Maybe a soft conversation."
Meanwhile, Rudd added: "I don't think I would be a good host."
The pair suggested someone "outside the box" like Nathan for You cocreator Nathan Fielder or HBO's How To with John Wilson creator, John Wilson.
The 94th Academy Award nominations were announced on Tuesday morning with The Power Of The Dog and Dune earning the most nods.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominations across 23 categories from an early morning virtual in Los Angeles ahead of the ceremony on March 27.
