Conan O’Brien has been named as the next host of the Oscars. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Academy Awards.
Conan O’Brien will host the 2025 Oscars ceremony.
The Academy Awards ceremony is Hollywood’s biggest night of the year.
While most of the focus is on the Oscar winners, former hosts of the event have also made a name for themselves — both good and bad.
As Conan O’Brien takes up the mantle for the first time, here’s a rundown of everything we know about the next ceremony.
The 97th Academy Awards is set to take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025
It is scheduled to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Cillian Murphy won the best actor award at the 96th Academy Awards.
The ceremony will be broadcast on ABC
The 97th Oscars will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories around the world, according to a press release.
Audiences will be able to tune in live to watch from 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
The official live red carpet show will begin airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Conan O’Brien will host for the first time
The Emmy Award-winning TV host, best known for his eponymous late-night talk show on NBC, is set to host the prestigious film awards ceremony for the first time.
He takes over from Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the ceremony for the last two years.
In a joint statement, Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Academy president Janet Yang, said they were “thrilled and honored to have the incomparable Conan O’Brien host the Oscars this year.”
“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,” they said. “His remarkable ability to connect with audiences will bring viewers together to do what the Oscars do best — honor the spectacular films and filmmakers of this year.”
O’Brien responded to the announcement with his typical dry humor, saying: “America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars.”
O’Brien is known as the host of various talk shows, including “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien,” and “Conan.”
The comedian first gained recognition as a writer for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and Fox’s “The Simpsons.”
He currently hosts the podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.”
