Conan O'Brien To Host 99th Oscars In 2027
Conan O'Brien will host the 99th Academy Awards on March 14, 2027; Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan return as producers and the Oscars will move to YouTube and downtown Los Angeles in 2029.
Rolling StoneConan O'Brien to Bring His Irreverent Comedy to the Oscars for Third Consecutive Year
PBS NewsHourConan O'Brien will return to host the 99th Academy Awards next year
Daily BeastLate-Night Legend Tapped to Host 2027 Oscars
Los Angeles TimesConan O'Brien will return as Oscars host for the third consecutive year
Overview
Film academy leaders said Tuesday that Conan O'Brien will return to host the 99th Academy Awards on March 14, 2027.
Academy Chief Executive Bill Kramer and President Lynette Howell Taylor announced the news tied to Disney's upfront presentation Tuesday in New York.
Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as the show's executive producers, the academy said.
After a post-pandemic high of 19.7 million viewers in O'Brien's inaugural year, ABC's telecast of the 2026 ceremony averaged 17.9 million viewers and social engagement rose by over 42%.
The ceremony will be the penultimate event at the Dolby Theatre and on broadcast television, with the Oscars moving to YouTube and downtown Los Angeles in 2029.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame Conan O’Brien’s return as a triumphant, crowd-pleasing decision, leaning on celebratory language and approving quotes from academy leaders and a Disney executive. They emphasize ratings gains and social engagement metrics, choose sympathetic sources, and omit dissenting viewpoints, creating a promotional, upbeat narrative through selective wording and structure.