{"id":221361,"date":"2026-03-16T00:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/221361\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:05:09","slug":"the-latest-the-2026-academy-awards-get-underway-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/221361\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: The 2026 Academy Awards get underway | State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/conan-obrien-oscars-host-2026-37bcece73fbb4baf54f904f4c4fbd609\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conan O\u2019Brien is back<\/a> for a second year to host the ceremony on Sunday, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 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