Conan O’Brien will return to the Oscars for a third year in a row. The 99th Oscars will air live on ABC and Hulu on March 14, 2027. Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will also be brought back as the show’s executive producers for the fourth consecutive year, and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney for the third year in a row.
“Conan has created remarkable energy around the Oscars,” Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group, said in a statement. “His singular comedic voice makes Hollywood’s biggest night one of the most entertaining celebrations of the year. We’re proud to welcome him back and look forward to what he and the producing team deliver next.”
In March, the comedian hosted for the second straight year and brought his signature irreverence with him. During his memorable monologue, O’Brien took a jab at Timothée Chalamet for his discourse-bombing remarks about the ballet and opera, cosplayed as Aunt Gladys in Weapons, and celebrated the international efforts required to bring movies to the big screen.
In an interview with Good Morning America ahead of the Oscars in March, O’Brien detailed his preparations for his second time hosting the show, saying he’d been testing out monologue material during surprise sets at comedy clubs. “The crowds really like it, because I’m a surprise, so they don’t know that I’m gonna show up,” O’Brien said, adding, “And some of these are very far-flung comedy clubs. They’re also a bowling alley. They’re also a car rental place.”
Next year’s Oscars will be the second-to-last installment of the ceremony to broadcast on ABC and Hulu before it heads to YouTube and moves from the Dolby Theatre to the Peacock Theater in 2029.
This article was originally published on rollingstone.com.
