Conan O'brien Will Return As Oscars Host For The Third Consecutive Year

Comedian Conan O’Brien will return to big nan 99th Academy Awards set for March 14.

O’Brien, known for his self-deprecating humor, emceed nan Oscars this twelvemonth and successful 2025.

“Conan has created singular power astir nan Oscars,” President of Disney Television Group Craig Erwich said successful a connection Tuesday announcing O’Brien’s return. “His singular comedic sound makes Hollywood’s biggest nighttime 1 of nan astir entertaining celebrations of nan year. We’re proud to invited him backmost and look guardant to what he and nan producing squad present next.”

Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan are group to return arsenic nan show’s executive producers for nan 4th consecutive year.

Major changes are successful shop for nan intermezo industry’s biggest night.

Starting successful 2029, nan Oscars will move from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, its location for astir a 4th century, to nan L.A. Live successful downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony will besides watercourse connected YouTube, ending a five-decade tally connected ABC, opening that year.

Oscars viewership has been successful flux arsenic younger audiences for illustration to position clips of nan ceremonial connected societal media, alternatively than connected television.

ABC’s telecast of nan 2026 ceremonial averaged 17.9 cardinal viewers, down 9% from nan erstwhile year, erstwhile it garnered 19.7 cardinal viewers. Ratings for nan Oscars reached an all-time debased of 10.5 cardinal viewers successful 2021.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Chief Executive Bill Kramer and President Lynette Howell Taylor announced nan news astatine its upfront position Tuesday.