The Oscars had some pretty memorable moments this year: from Marvel winning their first four Academy Awards thanks to "Black Panther" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse;" Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper tugged at our heartstrings with their first televised performance of their chart-topping song "Shallow;" and fan-favorite Rami Malek won Best Actor for his unbelievable portrayal of Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury (as well as news and a video of it going viral that he fell off the stage after the show).

But what can arguably be the most noteworthy part of this year's biggest night in Hollywood is how the show didn't have a host, and to most people's surprise, it worked out pretty well.

After Kevin Hart backed out of hosting after backlash spread from old tweets depicting that he was "anti-gay," tons of speculation occurred about how this year's show was going to go. Since the clock was ticking, the Academy and ABC finally decided that there wasn't going to be a host after all, and that turned into rumors spreading about awards being presented during commercial breaks and even a "Popular Movie" category joining the list of awards being given out. To say that the Oscars were looking more like a trainwreck before the red carpet even rolled out is an understatement.

But alas, the show still had to go on, and it started with a bang with a performance from Queen and Adam Lambert. Soon after, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler came out on stage to start the show by clearing the air from rumors about how the show will go and cracking jokes about if they all were to host the Oscars (which would have been a great choice, in my opinion). From then on, celebrity pairings presented the rest of the awards for the night (awesome ones- from J-Lo and Chris Evans to John Mulaney and Awkwafina) and performances from the Original Song category studded the night, and it all honestly flowed really well and was enjoyable. Forget the worries of recent weeks, because the Oscars turned out to be a pretty good time from my living room couch- and maybe even inside the Dolby Theatre, too.

This leaves the question of whether a host should be taken out altogether from the Academy Awards, or maybe even every award show. Hardcore film fans and pop culture fanatics alike can attest that they only watch the show to see the celebrities, their red carpet looks and who actually wins in addition to their speeches. The rest of the show is all made up for glitz and glam, and while some people may like that sort of thing, this year's Oscars proved how award shoes don't have to be filled with all the extra pizzaz.

Now, some people may enjoy a host that brings it all together or has an opening monologue filled with jokes that jab at Hollywood's recent rumors, but this honestly may just make the whole thing a bit of a drag. This year's Oscars had such a good pace to it (even if it did still clock in at a little over three hours), and it felt so wholesome to just be able to really focus on why there are these awards in the first place and to listen to the winner's acceptance speeches without distraction. And may I add that the Oscars this year had the highest ratings it's had in five years?

Most importantly, there can be no room for controversy if there wasn't a host, and that benefits everyone involved: the host doesn't have to deal with backlash afterward, the audience still gets what they want just by being able to watch and the celebrities can just enjoy their colleagues (and maybe even themselves, depending) receiving an ultimate achievement in their careers. Even in a field that is composed of people who recreate drama professionally, shouldn't this be all that matters anyway?