Conan O'Brien gifted the Academy Awards audience a snack box
The 61-year-old comic hosted the famously-lengthy Oscars ceremony on Sunday (02.03.25) and guests at Los Angeles' Dolby Theater found a package including a note, a bottle of water and a pretzel
6 March 2025
The note contained a sketch of the host and read: "Dear Star/Seat filler, I hope you enjoy these complimentary .
"I tried my best to include a gummy but Disney said that was a 'hard pass.' Have a great night, Conan."
During his opening monologue, Conan poked fun at 'Emilia Perez' star Karla Sofia Gascon's social media scandal involving historic tweets.
He quipped: "Little fact for you: 'Anora' uses the F-word 479 times.
"That's three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón's publicist - 'You tweeted WHAT?!'
"Karla, if you're going to tweet about the Oscars, remember, my name is Jimmy Kimmel."
Conan also joked at the expense of a number of the night's most-nominated movies.
He said: "I loved 'The Brutalist'. It also received 10 nominations, I loved it, I didn't want it to end and luckily it didn't.
"'Conclave', I'm a Catholic boy, loved 'Conclave'. If you haven't seen it, its log line is 'A movie about the Catholic church - but don't worry.'...
"Another one that's nominated for Best Picture is 'I'm Still Here'. It's about a woman who forges ahead alone after her husband goes missing. When my wife saw it, she called it the feelgood movie of the year."
The host turned his attentions to Timothée Chalamet and noted he was "nominated for his portrayal of Bob Dylan" in "A Complete Unknown."
He added: "Bob Dylan wanted to be here tonight, but not that badly."
'Wicked' stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo had opened the show with a musical performance, and their appearance gave Conan the chance to make a joke at the film's expense.
He said: "How about those ladies, Ariana and Cynthia. Wicked is nominated tonight in 10 categories, it's the perfect movie for anyone who ever finished watching 'The Wizard of Oz' and thought 'Sure, but where did all the minor characters go to college?' That's the story."
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