Washington: According to Deadline, Emmy Award-winning TV host, writer, producer and comedian Conan O’Brien will be the sole host of the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025.

Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang announced that O’Brien would host the Oscars for the first time.

“We are thrilled and honored to have the incomparable Conan O’Brien hosting the Oscars this year,” Kramer and Yang said in a joint statement. “She is the perfect person to lead our global celebration of film with her brilliant humor, love of movies and live TV expertise. Her remarkable ability to connect with audiences will bring audiences together to do what the Oscars do.” does the best – honoring great films and this year’s filmmakers.”

“America demanded it, and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars,” O’Brien joked.

While O’Brien has never hosted the Oscars, he previously hosted the Emmys in 2002 and 2006 to critical acclaim, as well as the MTV Movie Awards in 2014. He is known for his ability to liven up awards shows even when not hosting. , In 2021, he went viral for his antics at the Emmys, where he was nominated for Outstanding Variety Talk Series.

“Conan is a leading comedic voice whose decades-long success is marked by his distinctive humor and perspective,” said Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group. “He joins a distinguished list of comedy greats who have taken on this role, and we are fortunate to have him at the center of the Oscars.”

Oscars executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan said, “Conan has all the makings of a great Oscars host – he’s incredibly witty, charismatic and witty and has proven himself a master of live event television.” “We are excited to work with them to deliver a fresh, exciting and celebratory show for Hollywood’s biggest night.”

O’Brien is best known for hosting the late-night talk shows Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, and Conan. He currently hosts the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. Over the course of his career, he has won five Primetime Emmys and received 31 nominations.

The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theater at Ovation Hollywood. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT and in more than 200 territories around the world. As Deadline reports, the official live red carpet show will air at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT.