Conan O’Brien is to return as host of the Oscars ceremony in 2026 after a profitable first stint earlier this month.
The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences (Ampas), the physique that organises the Oscars, introduced in an announcement they had been “thrilled” that O’Brien was showing once more, together with TV present producers Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney and govt producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan.
Ampas additionally introduced that the 2026 ceremony would happen on 15 March.
Of their assertion, Academy CEO Invoice Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang described working with O’Brien in 2025 as “an honour” and that he “was the right host – skilfully guiding us by means of the night with humour, heat and reverence”.
O’Brien mentioned: “The one motive I’m internet hosting the Oscars subsequent 12 months is that I need to hear Adrien Brody end his speech” – referring jokingly to Brody’s longest-ever acceptance speech on profitable the most effective actor award for The Brutalist.
Described by the Guardian as “refreshingly madcap” following 4 successive years hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, O’Brien obtained appreciable approval for his debut efficiency as Oscars host. His most celebrated gags included cracks aimed toward Depraved (“The proper film for anybody who’s ever completed watching The Wizard of Oz and thought, ‘Positive, however the place did all of the minor characters go to school?’”), Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón (“Karla, if you’ll tweet in regards to the Oscars tonight, my identify is Jimmy Kimmel”) and Donald Trump (“Anora is having an excellent evening … I assume People are excited to see any person lastly stand as much as a strong Russian”).
The viewers scores for the 2025 TV present had been 1% larger than 2024, with ultimate figures reported at 19.7m viewers, after cellular and PC figures had been included. This follows preliminary reporting by scores company Nielsen that advised the viewers had dropped by 7% to 18m.
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