Comedian, longtime talk show host and writer Conan O'Brien has been tapped to return as the host for the 98th Academy Awards in 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.

The Oscars want more Conan! After a rapturous reception at this year’s Academy Awards, emcee Conan O’Brien will return to the Dolby Theatre for the 98th Oscars on March 15, 2026. The ...

"The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech," O’Brien said. Entertainment Weekly's Oscars expert, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beat reporter ...

Conan O'Brien is no one-and-done Oscars host. The irreverent former late-night host will make a repeat performance as host of the 98th Academy Awards in March 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture ...

O'Brien inherited hosting duties from fellow ... In 2014, Ellen DeGeneres, in her second time hosting the Academy Awards, set a record for the most retweets with a celebrity-packed selfie that ...

recently had Oscars head writer Mike Sweeney on his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast and they discussed the jokes and sketches that had to be cut from the 97th Academy Awards ...

The 61-year-old comedian made the jab towards the 38-year-old Canadian rapper during his stint as host at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Conan O'Brien Goes ...

Legendary late-night talk show host and beloved comedian Conan O'Brien knocked his 97th Academy Awards opening monologue out of the park. In one of the great show openings in the ceremony's ...

At the 2025 Academy Awards, host Conan O'Brien joked about making Conclave actor John Lithgow the signal that winners' speeches were getting too long. Conan on stage joking about cutting to a ...

By announcing O’Brien’s return to host the 98th Academy Awards nearly a year in advance ... the preferred demographic of advertisers. “Conan was the perfect host — skillfully guiding ...

You can reach the newsroom at newsroom@newsweek.com Conan O'Brien is set to return as host of the Academy Awards in 2026, following a successful debut that drew the Oscars' highest viewership in ...