When Conan O'Brien emerged onto the stage at the 2025 Oscars for his opening monologue, he did so in a rather unusual way: by crawling out of Demi Moore's spine in a morbid homage to Best Picture nominee The Substance.

Conan O'Brien made his Oscars hosting debut on Sunday night, and while he earned audible "oohs" at one point in his opening monologue, he also delighted the crowd by roasting the streamers, the nominees and even tossing in a musical number.

Karla Sofía Gascón has entered the Dolby Theatre — and Conan O’Brien couldn’t wait to crack a joke at her expense. Despite the recent controversy, the “Emilia Pérez” star, 52, attended the Academy Awards 2025 on Sunday, March 2, in Los Angeles.

Conan O’Brien debuted on the Oscars stage with his signature self deprecation, jabs about Netflix price increases, and the three-and-a-half hour run time of “The Brutalist.” “I didn’t want it to end—and luckily it didn’t,

First-time Oscars host Conan O’Brien roasted nominees and the industry in his 2025 Academy Awards opening monologue on Sunday night. He’s taking over for repeat host Jimmy Kimmel, who sat this year out but came up in O’Brien’s starting set.

Conan O’Brien’s opening skit from The Oscars has split viewers, with some calling it ‘actually offensive’. O’Brien is hosting the Oscars for the first time tonight as he leads proceedings for the 2025 Academy Awards.

The podcaster and former late-night host addressed the controversy surrounding the Netflix hit during his monologue kicking off the Academy Awards.

Conan O’Brien is taking home the award for best gift giver. At the 2025 Oscars, the host, 61, gifted celebrities and seat fillers with a snack box and funny note beneath their seats.

During his monologue, O'Brien singled out his longtime friend for being "dressed like a guy playing video poker at 2 a.m."

Emilia Pérez’ star was a surprise attendee at the ceremony after facing accusations of racism and Islamophobia

The comedian joked about the length of “The Brutalist” and the “Emilia Pérez” actress Karla Sofia Gascón’s offensive social media posts.

Conan O’Brien mocked the Emilia Pérez scandal during his Oscar hosting debut Sunday night. “I love Anora — Anora uses the f-word 479 times,” he said as he took the Dolby Theatre stage for the 2025 Oscars at Ovation Hollywood. “That’s three more than the record set by [ Emilia Pérez star] Karla Sofia Gascon’s publicist.”