PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Oscars host Conan O’Brien says he’s nonetheless unable to reside in his dwelling because of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and that the present’s organizers “want to be sensitive to what’s happened” to residents.
“Everybody I know has been affected,” O’Brien advised The Related Press Friday. “I’m out of my house. Fortunately, my house, … the fire got very close but my house survived. But we won’t be back in there for a long time. And I’m the lucky one. I mean, I know so many people who lost their homes and I’m just, was ridiculously lucky. So we want to make sure that that show reflects what’s happening and that we put a light on the right people in the right way.”
1000’s of Angelenos had their properties destroyed in wildfires that tore by way of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods this month. Lots of these whose properties survived can not but return as a consequence of smoke or different injury.
O’Brien was tapped final yr to host the 97th Academy Awards, which will likely be held March 2 in Los Angeles. The fires twice postponed the academy’s nominations announcement, which was held Thursday; “Emilia Pérez” emerged because the main nominee.
The fires have upended Hollywood’s awards season and successfully turned it right into a pledge drive. Some have questioned whether or not the Oscars must be canceled however its organizers say they are going to remodel the present in a approach that “unites us as a global film community and acknowledge those who fought so bravely against the wildfires.”
“We want to be sensitive to the moment and we want to be sensitive to what’s happened,” O’Brien stated Friday. “It is top of our minds and we are talking about it a lot.”
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“The Oscars is still I think it’s five weeks away. And we want to make sure that we process all of that and that we put on the best show for March 2. Not the best show that we thought of tonight. Not the best show for March 3, the best show for March 2 that reflects what people are feeling in that moment.”
O’Brien, the previous “Tonight Show” host, spoke on the premiere of his newest movie, “If I had Legs I’d Kick You,” which additionally stars Rose Byrne.
