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Conan O\u2019Brien will reprise his Oscar hosting duties next year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday morning, in one of the earliest renewals for an Oscar host.<\/p>\n
The news comes after Mr. O\u2019Brien received high marks for his work as the emcee of the 97th Oscar telecast, which delivered a five-year ratings high<\/a> for ABC this month. It was his first time hosting the show.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only reason I\u2019m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,\u201d Mr. O\u2019Brien said in a statement, referring to Mr. Brody\u2019s five-minute oration<\/a> after winning the Oscar for best actor.<\/p>\n The show\u2019s producers, Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney, will also return for a second year. And the ceremony\u2019s executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, will be back for a third consecutive year. The ceremony will be held on March 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The job of hosting the Oscar telecast is often a thorny one. The comedian Chevy Chase called it<\/a> \u201cthe most thankless job in the world.\u201d The hosts rarely get credit when things go right \u2014 and are often held responsible when things go wrong.<\/p>\n In the past few years, the academy has tried to shore up the assignment early, though it didn\u2019t announce its most recent hosts until the November before the March telecast. Jimmy Kimmel signed on for his fourth and final turn in November 2023, and Mr. O\u2019Brien was named in November 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cConan was the perfect host \u2014 skillfully guiding us through the evening with humor, warmth and reverence,\u201d Bill Kramer, the academy\u2019s chief executive, and Janet Yang, the group\u2019s president, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n