Roughly halfway through the broadcast ( which we live-blogged with reckless abandon ), during a break between Oscars being handed out, O’Brien delivered a perfectly timed quip referencing Kendrick Lamar’s now-infamous Super Bowl LIX halftime show performance.

Oscars host Conan O’Brien comically revealed his celebrity “hall passes” as he introduced the presenters for Best Makeup and Hairstyling during the 2025 ceremony March 2.

You can even enjoy a tub of unregulated substances—popcorn and candy—while you watch your movies! Martin Scorsese popped up onscreen to endorse the invention (naturally), while a disclaimer noted that the proprietary concept was a “trademark of Conan O’Brien in partnership with the Sackler family and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

There was a sense of old wrongs righted in seeing Conan O'Brien, late night's perennial underdog, back on network TV.

Conan O'Brien had split viewers' opinions after he made his debut as host of the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, bringing his distinctive brand of humour to Hollywood's biggest night. The comedian took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,

The comedian and former late-night host led the ceremony replete with musical numbers and nods to L.A., filmmaking and the current political climate.

The best jokes from Conan O'Brien's opening monologue, including riffs on Emilia Perez, Timothee Chalamet, and Adam Sandler.

In addition to the presenters and winners on stage at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Los Angeles firefighters are expected to join Oscars host Conan O'Brien.

T he stars are all glammed up and hitting the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night for the 97th Academy Awards.

Oscars marked Conan O'Brien's first time hosting, but he carried on with a common tradition for Sunday's show: Providing snacks. Ahead of the ceremony, A-list stars and others in attendance were greeted with snack boxes placed under each seat inside the Dolby Theatre.

Sykes, who co-hosted the 2022 Oscars with Amy Schumer and Regina Hall, shared that she didn’t know how much she was being paid but assumed it was at least the "scale" rate, a minimum set by the SAG-AFTRA union.

Last year’s Oscars was by all accounts a successful show, with memorable performances and unscripted moments, and a winning movie that most people had seen.