Conan O’Brien to host Oscars for third year in a row

FILE – Host Conan O’Brien appears during the Oscars in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

LOS ANGELES – Conan O’Brien will return to host the Academy Awards for a third consecutive year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday.

The comedian will lead the 99th Oscars ceremony March 14, 2027, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The ceremony will air live on ABC and Hulu.

“Conan has created remarkable energy around the Oscars,” Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group, said in a statement. “His singular comedic voice makes Hollywood’s biggest night one of the most entertaining celebrations of the year. We’re proud to welcome him back and look forward to what he and the producing team deliver next.”

Before becoming a television host, O’Brien worked as a writer for “Saturday Night Live” and “The Simpsons.” He has won six Primetime Emmy Awards and received 33 Emmy nominations during his career.

The Academy also announced that Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as executive producers for the awards show, marking their fourth consecutive year overseeing the telecast.

Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will again serve as producers, with Sweeney also returning as a writer.

“We are thrilled to be working again with Conan, Raj, Katy, Jeff and Mike for the 99th Oscars,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor said. “They are an incredible team and have produced such captivating, entertaining and heartfelt shows over the last two years.”

The Oscars ceremony will be broadcast in more than 200 territories worldwide. (CNS)