Conan O’Brien Will Host 2026 Oscars (and Announces It With Perfect Joke)
“The only reason I’m hosting ‘The Oscars’ next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” O’Brien said in a statement. The joke is in reference to Adrien Brody’s lenghty acceptance speech when he won the Oscar award for Best Actor for his performance in The Brutalist. Brody’s speech went over five minutes long as he thanked his family and loved ones, along with his partner Georgina Chapman and her children.