Comic Conan O’Brien, a former late-night tv host, would be the emcee for the Oscars for the primary time, taking up from fellow funnyman Jimmy Kimmel, organizers mentioned Friday.
O’Brien, 61, will preside over Hollywood’s largest evening subsequent March, hoping to take care of — and even maybe enhance — on an uptick in scores seen earlier this yr.
America demanded it and now it is occurring: Taco Bell’s new Tacky Chalupa Supreme. In different information, I am internet hosting the Oscars. https://t.co/OFIlxI3wh4
— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) November 15, 2024
“America demanded it and now it is occurring: Taco Bell’s new Tacky Chalupa Supreme. In different information, I am internet hosting the Oscars,” O’Brien quipped in an announcement from the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences.
Academy CEO Invoice Kramer and President Janet Yang known as O’Brien “the proper individual to assist lead our world celebration of movie together with his good humor, his love of flicks and his dwell TV experience.”
“His outstanding means to attach with audiences will deliver viewers collectively to do what the Oscars do greatest — honor the spectacular movies and filmmakers of this yr,” they mentioned within the assertion.
Government producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan hailed O’Brien as “extremely witty, charismatic and humorous.”
O’Brien, a five-time Emmy winner, hosted a number of late-night discuss reveals, together with “The Tonight Present,” and at the moment hosts the podcast “Conan O’Brien Wants a Pal.” He beforehand served as a author for “Saturday Night time Dwell.”
Kimmel first hosted the Oscars in 2017 and 2018. He was then introduced again in 2023 after the earlier yr’s ceremony featured actor Will Smith’s notorious on-stage slap of Chris Rock. Kimmel additionally hosted the gala this previous March.
Nearly 20 million tuned in for the final Oscars — a welcome upward development for organizers of dwell awards reveals, which have been shedding viewers as they compete for viewers with streamers and social media spotlight clips.
The 97th Academy Awards will likely be held on March 2, 2025 on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
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