The move is not a surprise as OBrien impressed many with his mix of silly and savvy.
Its not unusual forOscar hoststo return; Jimmy Kimmel did two sets of back-to-back Oscars in 2023-2024 and 2017-2018.
Billy Crystal hosted four times between 1990-1993 and in 1997 and 1998.
Conan O’BrienDisney/Andrew Eccles
Conan was the perfect host skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence.
It is an honor to be working with them again.
