Conan O'Brien Set to Host the Oscars in 2025

Comedian Conan O’Brien is officially set to host The Oscars in 2025. Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the past two years of the awards event, and this is one of those long-running events that seems to get worse and worse every year.

Hopefully, O’Brien can breathe some life back into The Oscars award show which has become so disappointingly bland.

Conan O’Brien said following the announcement. “America demanded it and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars.”

I used to love watching The Oscars when I was growing up! It used to be so much fun and in my opinion, Billy Crystal is still the best host that the awards show had.

Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang said in a joint statement: “We are 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. 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.”

Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich said: “Conan is a preeminent comedic voice, whose decades-long success is marked by his distinctive humor and perspective. He joins an iconic roster of comedy greats who have served in this role, and we are so lucky to have him center stage for the Oscars.”

Executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan called out O’Brien’s experience on live TV along with his unique brand of humor: “Conan has all the qualities of a great Oscars host — he is incredibly witty, charismatic and funny and has proven himself to be a master of live event television. We are so looking forward to working with him to deliver a fresh, exciting and celebratory show for Hollywood’s biggest night.”

O’Brien brings 20 years of experience as a late-night host to the Oscars, having headlined shows such as Late Night With Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, and Conan.

He came up as a writer on Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons. The 2025 Oscars will air on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC, with the red carpet pre-show ceremony at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.