ABC Releases Playful Academy Awards Teaser Featuring Host Conan O’Brien and a Giant Oscar Statue
ABC has released a hilarious new sketch giving fans a first taste of Conan O’Brien as host of this year’s Oscars.
What’s Happening:
- The Academy Awards are only a few weeks away!
- As the March 2nd ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA approaches, ABC has shared a new video on their YouTube channel showcasing host Conan O’Brien.
- The goofy and lovable comedian, who has a long history with late-night television, can be seen having a couples quarrel with a larger than life Oscar statue.
- As they are seen having fights about house decor, dinner, infidelity, and more, the teaser begs the question “Will Conan and Oscar get their Hollywood ending?"
- The only way to find out is by tuning into ABC on Sunday, March 2 at 7ET/9PT for Hollywood’s biggest night.
- Check out the full clip below:
- This year, The Walt Disney Company was honored with 15 Academy Award nominations.
- This includes:
A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Picture — Fred Berger, James Mangold, and Alex Heineman
Best Director — James Mangold
Best Actor — Timothée Chalamet
Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton
Best Supporting Actress — Monica Barbaro
Best Adapted Screenplay — James Mangold & Jay Cocks
Best Costume Design — Arianne Phillips
Best Sound — Ted Caplan, Tod A. Maitland, Paul Massey, David Giammarco, and Donald Sylvester
A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Supporting Actor — Kieran Culkin
Best Original Screenplay — Jesse Eisenberg
Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)
Best Visual Effects — Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan
Elton John: Never Too Late (Disney Branded Television)
Best Original Song — “Never Too Late," Disney Legend Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt, and Bernie Taupin
Inside Out 2 (Pixar Animation Studios)
Best Animated Feature Film — Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)
Best Visual Effects — Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, and Rodney Burke
Sugarcane (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Best Documentary Feature Film — Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, and Kellen Quinn
Read More Academy Awards: