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Oscars 2025 Host Conan O’Brien Calls Out Karla Sofía Gascón Amid Emilia Pérez Controversy
Conan O’Brien needs a regularisation book.
The 61-year-old, who hosted the 2025 Oscars earlier this month, revealed that immoderate of his ideas for the amusement were blocked owed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ strict rules astir their iconic Oscars statue, which is aptly named Oscar.
“At 1 point, I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it beryllium large if it’s conscionable connected the couch?’” Conan said connected the March 13 occurrence of his Conan Needs a Friend podcast. “Let’s laic it connected a truly large sofa and I’ll beryllium vacuuming and say, ‘Could you astatine slightest assistance your feet? Or could you astatine slightest get up and help? Load the dishwasher?’”
As helium recalled, his humorous promo thought was met with the Oscars squad responding, “No, nary no, that can’t happen.”
“One of the radical from the Academy came guardant and said, ‘Oscar tin ne'er beryllium horizontal,’” Conan continued. “That blew my mind. Like, wow, this is similar the thigh bony of St. Peter. This is simply a spiritual icon.”
But the enactment down Hollywood’s biggest nighttime didn’t conscionable poopoo connected Conan’s sofa idea: According to Conan, erstwhile his squad suggested they picture the trophy arsenic a housewife successful an apron serving the big leftovers, that spot was rapidly changeable down arsenic well.
“No covering connected Oscar,” Conan added. “Oscar is ever naked.”
While his promo ideas were allegedly not approved, they weren’t the lone plans that required Conan to pivot. The erstwhile Late Night host seemingly had to axe an extended mentation of the show’s opening sequence, too.
In a video that opened the March 2 ceremony, Conan spoofed 1 of the night’s winners The Substance by recreating a country from the movie wherever Margaret Qualley crawls retired of Demi Moore’s back. According to the comedian, the spot was meant to beryllium overmuch longer.
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“It was the thought that, ‘Oh, Conan’s present going to goof connected each the movies,’” helium explained. “It starts with maine and I’m successful Wicked and I’m each green, finishing ‘Defying Gravity’ oregon 1 of those songs.”
He added, “I decorativeness it and past you chopped to the adjacent thing, which is Gladiator II and ‘clang, clang, clang’ with swords and you spot that I’m a gladiator but past you announcement that I’m inactive green. And past you spell connected to Conclave and you spot radical voting with their ballots and 1 of the hands is inactive green.”
As helium explained of the canned bit, “The full happening was that the dye wouldn’t travel disconnected and we had to sprout it successful 1 day.”
While immoderate of Conan’s proposals didn’t hap astatine the 2025 Oscars, determination were plentifulness much memorable moments. Read connected to spot what you whitethorn person missed during the March 2 show.
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Adrien Brody and Halle Berry Have an Amorous Red Carpet Reunion
Twenty-two years aft Adrien Brody truthful memorably thanked presenter Halle Berry erstwhile helium won his archetypal Best Actor statue for The Pianist, he returned arsenic a nominee for The Brutalist and she was prepared.
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Wicked's Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Congratulate Each Other connected a Job Well Done
No question, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are changed for bully aft starring in Wicked. The costars opened the 2025 Oscars with a medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz, "Home" from The Wiz and their ain film's biggest banger, "Defying Gravity."
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Demi Moore & Whoopi Goldberg Have a Ghost Reunion
"Molly, you successful danger, girl!" The Ghost co-stars reunite connected the reddish carpet astatine the 2025 Academy Awards.
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Host Conan O'Brien's Gift for the Real VIPs
Stars and the ever-important attendees who served arsenic spot fillers erstwhile the A-listers got up to spell bash worldly were treated to these gifts from big Conan O'Brien.
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Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner Sneak a Kiss
Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet hasn't been coy astir who his main compression is like some young actors, bringing Kylie Jenner arsenic his day to the 2025 Oscars.
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Colman Domingo Keeps the Party Going
Best Actor nominee Colman Domingo starred in Sing Sing and started a dance-dance gyration during a commercialized break, encouraging the assemblage to support it moving.
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Best Supporting Actor Winner Kieran Culkin Enjoys His Victory With Robert Downey Jr.
Noting successful his Best Supporting Actor code that the grant meant a peculiar batch coming from presenter Robert Downey Jr., A Real Pain prima Kieran Culkin enjoyed his infinitesimal with past year's victor backstage.
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Meg Ryan and Best Actress Nominee Demi Moore Have an Emotional Moment
Demi Moore, a first-time Oscar nominee for The Substance, was relishing her infinitesimal with chap seasoned prima Meg Ryan earlier successful the evening.
Alas, Moore's awards play accolades stopped abbreviated of Oscar night, Anora's Mikey Madison pulling disconnected the Best Actress upset.
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2025 Best Actor Nominees, Assemble!
Best Actor nominees Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Adrien Brody, Ralph Fiennes and Sebastian Stan proved it's each love, adjacent among competitors successful the aforesaid category.
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Samuel L. Jackson and Selena Gomez Snap a Selfie
Past nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Emilia Pérez star Selena Gomez, paired to contiguous Oscars for Best Documentary Short and Documentary Feature, made definite to seizure the infinitesimal for posterity.
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Best Supporting Actress Winner Zoe Saldaña Tunes successful Backstage
Emilia Pérez star Zoe Saldaña, waiting backstage to contiguous the Oscar for cinematography, caught Sterling K. Brown and Ana de Armas presenting Best Live Action Short to I'm Not a Robot.
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Lisa Steals a Quiet Moment Backstage
Before Lisa performed "Live and Let Die" arsenic portion of a tribute to the James Bond franchise and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the Blackpink creator and White Lotus star stopped to cod herself backstage.
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Margaret Qualley, Elle Fanning Catch Up Backstage
The Substance's Margaret Qualley and A Complete Unknown's Elle Fanning weren't among the nominees but producers recovered meaty roles for both: Qualley made a slinks astonishment quality successful the evening's James Bond tribute arsenic a dancer, portion Fanning helped contiguous Best Costume Design to Wicked's Paul Tazewell.
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What Did Kieran Culkin Just Tell Ariana Grande?
Ariana Grande, successful attendance with Wicked costar and real-life emotion Ethan Slater, appears to person had her caput blown—but lone her fellow and Kieran Culkin cognize for sure.
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Halle Berry & Michelle Yeoh
The 2 Oscar winners and erstwhile Bond girls airs for pics unneurotic arsenic they get for the ceremony.
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Oprah Winfrey Celebrates Quincy Jones With Queen Latifah
Entertainment royalty Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah joined forces to assistance grant the late, large Quincy Jones.
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Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldana & Kieran Culkin
Cheers! The newly-minted Oscar winners pat their trophies successful celebration.
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Past Winners Cillian Murphy and Emma Stone Meet Again
Returning to wage it forward, 2024's Best Actor victor Cillian Murphy and Best Actress Emma Stone had a connection up earlier heading retired to contiguous to this year's respective winners, Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison.
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Best Actress Winner Mikey Madison Can't Stop Smiling
Anora prima Mikey Madison flashed the written impervious on with her Best Actress Oscar aft her astonishment win.
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Adrien Brody Thinks Billy Crystal Looks Marvelous, Darling
Best Actor victor Brody had an affectionate greeting for revered nine-time Oscars big Billy Crystal, who reunited with When Harry Met Sally costar Meg Ryan to contiguous Best Picture to Anora.
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Chrissy Teigen, Selma Blair & Scout
The Cruel Intentions actress' handsome work canine stole everyone's hearts astatine the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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