{"id":424503,"date":"2026-05-12T21:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/424503\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:29:12","slug":"conan-obrien-to-return-as-host-of-oscars-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/424503\/","title":{"rendered":"Conan O’Brien To Return As Host Of Oscars In 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIt\u2019s a threepeat! Conan O\u2019Brien will return as host of the Oscars<\/a> for a third consecutive year. Also back in their fourth straight year as executive producers are Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan. The 99th Academy Awards<\/a> will air live on ABC<\/a> and Hulu on March 14, 2027.<\/p>\n

\n\tABC is believed not to have an option on O\u2019Brien for a third stint as Oscar host. (The comedian did have one in his original deal to emcee the 2024 awards, sources said.)<\/p>\n

\n\tBut, despite a ratings dip this year<\/a>, O\u2019Brien has been praised for his performance both times, so ABC brass were keen on getting him back.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cConan has, obviously, a standing offer to host as long as he wants,\u201d Rob Mills, EVP Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney<\/a> Television, told Deadline<\/a> the morning after the 2026 Academy Awards. \u201c100% we\u2019d love him back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the end of the 2026 Oscars, O\u2019Brien \u201csigned-off\u201d as host with a One Battle After Another-inspired sketch<\/a> in which he was appointed \u201cOscars host for life\u201d only to be killed, with his body hauled away and incinerated and Mr. Beast named his successor as Oscars host for life. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cConan has created remarkable energy around The Oscars,\u201d President of Disney Television Group Craig Erwich said. \u201cHis singular comedic voice makes Hollywood\u2019s biggest night one of the most entertaining celebrations of the year. We\u2019re proud to welcome him back and look forward to what he and the producing team deliver next.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso returning next year are Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney as Oscars producers for a third time. Sweeney will also serve as a writer. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are thrilled to be working again with Conan, Raj, Katy, Jeff and Mike for the 99th Oscars,\u201d said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor. \u201cThey are an incredible team and have produced such captivating, entertaining and heartfelt shows over the last two years. We are so grateful for their ongoing partnership as we honor our global film community \u2014 and we look forward to Conan superbly leading the celebration with his brilliance and humor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tO\u2019Brien is best known for hosting the late-night talk shows Late Night with Conan O\u2019Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O\u2019Brien and Conan. Currently, he hosts the Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend podcast and the HBO travel show Conan O\u2019Brien Must Go. He has won six Primetime Emmys and earned 33 nominations, including a nomination for his work on the Oscars.<\/p>\n

\n\tKapoor has earned nine Emmy Award nominations and won Emmys for his work on the 96th Oscars and for executive producing the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Adele: One Night Only. Mullan is a partner at the global live event production company Done + Dusted. She earned two Emmy nominations for her work on the Oscars and won for the 96th Oscars show. <\/p>\n

\n\tRoss is a producer whose credits include Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend, Conan O\u2019Brien Must Go, Conan Without Borders, Conan, The Tonight Show with Conan O\u2019Brien, and Late Night with Conan O\u2019Brien. Sweeney\u2019s credits include Conan O\u2019Brien Must Go, Conan, The Tonight Show with Conan O\u2019Brien and Late Night with Conan O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 99th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 14, 2027, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu, and aired in more than 200 territories worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a threepeat! Conan O\u2019Brien will return as host of the Oscars for a third consecutive year. Also…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6761,6334,430,61425,2398,156,111,139,69,2584,61670],"class_list":["post-424503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-abc","tag-academy-awards","tag-celebrities","tag-conan-obrien","tag-disney","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-oscars","tag-upfronts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}