Conan O’Brien will host the Oscars for the primary time in March, together with his writing crew at work because the LA wildfires proceed to blaze.
Internet hosting the Academy Awards is taken into account probably the most demanding thankless jobs in Hollywood. Add to that if the ceremony occurs when any kind of turmoil is occurring and it solely heightens the strain. OK, so it’s 2025 and there’s one thing tragic occurring at each flip of the top, however with the continuing wildfires in Los Angeles straight affecting a number of the those who can be within the Dolby Theatre on March 2nd, Oscars host Conan O’Brien is getting into a room that’s going to place him in a sensitive place. So how will he preserve cool, my infants?
Talking with The Hollywood Reporter, Conan O’Brien stated that the LA wildfires will undoubtedly be on everybody’s minds however that he and his crew of writers even have to seek out the correct tone for the Oscars ceremony. “The strategy is my writers and I and the team that I’m working with at the Oscars, who are fantastic, the producers, everyone, we’ve got all of our sensors out. I couldn’t tell you right now what the show is going to be. We have a million ideas, but which ones will we use? What’s going to be appropriate? What’s the right tone? Like I said, the tone might shift somewhat. You never know one way or the other. It’s a moving target. I want to make sure that we do the show that meets the moment on March 2, and that we put a light on a lot of the people in L.A. that have been affected; that we are a mixture of sensitive, but also understanding, but also I hope uplifting that there’s some fun. It’s a crazy combination…As an entertainer, I need to try and figure out what’s the best way to respond to this? So we will figure that out over the next five weeks, and it’ll probably come together 45 minutes before the show.”
Some thought that the 97th Academy Awards might need been postponed like different occasions — together with the nominations announcement itself — because of the fires, however the present is transferring ahead as scheduled. For historic sake, the Oscars have solely ever been postponed 3 times earlier than: the primary in 1938 because of the devastating LA floods that left over 100 useless; the second in 1968 within the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., which truly put the occasion on a Wednesday; and the latest in 1981 following the assassination try of Ronald Reagan.
The selection of Oscar host could be a difficult one, however I’d say Conan O’Brien is simply the best man for the room. As manic as he may be, he looks like the proper selection to assist put the room relaxed and be a pacesetter all through the evening — though we nonetheless don’t know if the Masturbing Bear is tagging alongside.
How do you assume Conan O’Brien will do as Oscars host?
