Emmy-winning late-night talk show host and podcaster Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Academy Awards, the organisation behind the ceremony announced Friday. O’Brien, 61, has never hosted the Oscars, which was emceed by late-night personality Jimmy Kimmel for the last two years. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: New Academy Awards host revealed.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles will air live on the US ABC network on March 2, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a post on X. “We are thrilled and honoured to have the incomparable Conan O’Brien host the Oscars this year,” academy CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang said in a joint statement. “He is the perfect person to help lead our global celebration of film with his brilliant humor, his love of movies, and his live TV expertise.
” O’Brien, who is known for his off-kilter and self-deprecating comedy style, brings decades of live broadcast experience to the telecast, which has faced declining ratings in recent years. “America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme,” O’Brien said in a statement. “In other words, I’m hosting the Oscars.
” O’Brien got his start as a writer on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and Fox’s The Simpsons before going in front of the camera with NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien, NBC’s The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and TBS’ Conan. He left the late-.
