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Former late-night big Conan O'Brien volition big the 97th yearly Academy Awards connected March 2, 2025, the Academy announced Nov. 15, taking implicit for 2023 and 2024 big Jimmy Kimmel.
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The Emmy-winning TV property volition big the 2025 Academy Awards successful March, the Academy confirmed, taking implicit for chap late-night staple Jimmy Kimmel, who helmed the past 2 Oscars.
"America demanded it, and present it’s happening: Taco Bell’s caller Cheesy Chalupa Supreme," the 61-year-old said successful a connection Nov. 15. "In different news, I’m hosting the Oscars."
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang praised the Conan alum successful their announcement of the news.
"We are thrilled and honored to person the incomparable Conan O’Brien big the Oscars this year," they said successful a associated statement. "He is the cleanable idiosyncratic to assistance pb our planetary solemnisation of movie with his superb humor, his emotion of movies, and his unrecorded TV expertise."
They continued, "His singular quality to link with audiences volition bring viewers unneurotic to bash what the Oscars bash best—honor the spectacular films and filmmakers of this year."
Oscars enforcement producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan echoed those sentiments successful a connection of their own.
"Conan has each the qualities of a large Oscars big — helium is incredibly witty, charismatic and comic and has proven himself to beryllium a maestro of unrecorded lawsuit television,” they gushed. “We are truthful looking guardant to moving with him to present a fresh, breathtaking and celebratory amusement for Hollywood’s biggest night."
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While Jimmy, who has hosted the ceremonial 4 times, has go a staple of the Oscars signifier for the past fewer years, earlier him, Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes hosted the ceremonial successful 2022.
While this is Conan's archetypal clip hosting the Oscars, it won't beryllium his archetypal clip astatine the helm of a large awards show. The comedian hosted the Emmy Awards successful 2002 and 2006, successful summation to the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.
Conan is champion known for hosting Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which helium hosted from 1993 until 2009, and Conan, which ran from 2010 until 2021. He presently hosts the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend.
The 2025 Academy Awards are acceptable to aerial connected ABC March 2.
Keep speechmaking to instrumentality a look backmost astatine the champion dressed stars from this year's Oscars.
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Lupita Nyong'o
In customized Armani Privé.
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Margot Robbie
In Versace.
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Hailee Steinfeld
In Elie Saab.
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Zendaya
In Armani Privé and wearing Bulgari jewelry.
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Michelle Yeoh
In customized Balenciaga Couture.
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Charlize Theron
In Dior.
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America Ferrera
In customized Atelier Versace and wearing Stuart Weitzman shoes and Pomellato jewelry.
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Emma Stone
In customized Louis Vuitton.
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Issa Rae
In Ami Paris
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Anya Taylor-Joy
In Christian Dior Haute Couture and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Kirsten Dunst
In Gucci.
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Colman Domingo
In Louis Vuitton.
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Brittany Snow
In customized Mônot, and wearing Pomellato jewelry and Christian Louboutin heels.
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Jessica Lange
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Eugene Lee Yang
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Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade
Gabrielle successful Carolina Hererra and Tiffany & Co. jewlery. Dwyane successful customized custom Atelier Versace.
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph
In customized Louis Vuitton.
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Regina King
In customized Atelier Versace.
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Greta Gerwig
In Gucci.
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Eva Longoria
In Tamara Ralph.
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Marlee Matlin
In customized Rodarte.
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Carey Mulligan
In customized Balenciaga Couture.
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Leah Lewis
In Lever Couture.
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Danielle Brooks
In customized Dolce & Gabbana.
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Ryan Gosling
In customized Gucci.
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Taylor Zakhar Perez
In Prada.
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Kelly Ripa
In archive Donna Karan New York.
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