Conan O’Brien might or will not be again to host the Oscars, however he now is aware of a few of the floor guidelines AMPAS gained’t let slide.
Conan completely crushed internet hosting the 97th Academy Awards, remaining genuine the whole time to each his model and his followers. However whereas he was in a position to take jabs at Drake, rip on the campaign-ending controversy surrounding Emilia Pérez and even emerge from the physique of Demi Moore, there have been sure issues that Conan O’Brien was forbidden from doing, mainly something associated to Oscar himself.
As he revealed on his podcast, Conan O’Brien Wants a Pal, he had an thought to convey Oscar into the combination, however this was nixed. “We’re fighting about things couples fight about. At one point, I thought, wouldn’t it be great if it’s just on the couch? Let’s lay it on a really big couch and I’ll be vacuuming and say, ‘Could you at least lift your feet? Or could you at least get up and help? Load the dishwasher?’ We wanted to do it and they just said, ‘No, no no, that can’t happen.’”
Because it seems, something that may primarily put the Oscar able it wouldn’t usually be in — together with even dressing it up — was strictly forbidden, with Conan O’Brien additionally noting, “One of the people from the Academy came forward and said, ‘Oscar can never be horizontal.’ And that blew my mind. Like, wow, this is like the thigh bone of St. Peter. This is a religious icon.” It does appear a little bit unusual that AMPAS wouldn’t go along with Conan O’Brien’s plan to instantly contain the Oscar statue, however it does present simply how critically they deal with what is basically their mascot.
Elsewhere, Conan O’Brien and his crew needed to redirect their opening montage, which was toned down considerably from the unique imaginative and prescient, which had the host partaking in a Billy Crystal-inspired video the place he would immerse himself within the Greatest Image nominees. As soon as this was taken off the desk because of the fires in Los Angeles, there could be a extra straight-laced tribute to the town.
Instantly after the Oscars, Disney fits already appeared set on inviting Conan O’Brien again to host, which looks as if each a protected and a wise wager — though with no Dune sandworm to tie in, we are able to’t wait to see what he’ll do with different Greatest Image nominees.
What was your favourite bit from Conan O’Brien’s first time internet hosting the Oscars?
