The 2025 Oscars made history in its usual fashion, as the coronation of this year’s winners has added another chapter to the history books. It also saw the show being hosted by first time emcee and late night comedy legend Conan O’Brien, which was a pretty brilliant hire.
Conan O’Brien was funny, witty, heartfelt, and sincere. He’ll go down as delivering one of the best Oscar opening monologues in history. Oh my god please let Conan O’Brien host every Oscars ceremony from now on
The host was deft and some of the speeches and production ideas were strong, but there were too many head-scratching choices and tonal inconsistencies to call the night a success.
Conan O'Brien has revealed the real reason that he's hosting the Oscars. The two-time Emmy Awards host has never been allowed to even attend the prestigious film awards. "I’ve never even been ...
During his monologue, O'Brien singled out his longtime friend for being "dressed like a guy playing video poker at 2 a.m."
Viewers took to social media to share their reactions to O’Brien’s hosting, with one X user writing, “Give @ConanOBrien a goddamned blank check to host the #Oscars for as long as he sees fit. Tonight’s show was probably the best since Seth MacFarlane hosted.”
Conan O’Brien shocked the Oscars with a joke about the ongoing beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and it’s one that earned the joke writer some cash. Comedian and writer Skyler Higley was the brains behind the joke,
Host Conan O'Brien performs onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars ... [+] at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Getty Imag
This year's Oscars are being hosted by Conan O'Brien, and we've got a pretty good idea about how he's going to do at the Academy Awards.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Karla Sofía Gascón shared her approval of Conan O'Brien's joke about her controversy during his opening monologue at the Oscars 2025 on Sunday, March 2
Karla Sofía Gascón might have skipped the Oscars red carpet, but Conan O'Brien put a spotlight on her and addressed the elephant in the room.
A heaviness bore down on Oscar season this year, as huge swaths of Los Angeles lay in charred ruin and ever more boggling, alarming news came rolling out of Washington every day. What value do the Academy Awards have at a time like this?