Conan O'Brien returns to the host of 2026 Oscars Broadcast, Live Stream back

Erik Gruenwedel

March 17, 2025

The award-winning television presenter, author, producer and comedian Conan O'Brien returns on March 15, 2026 to organize the 98th Oscars Broadcast and Concurrent Live Stream on Hulu.

“The only reason why I will organize the Oscars next year is that I want to end Adrien Brody his speech,” joked O'Brien in an explanation.

The former “Late Night” appeared as the first appearance in Oscars at the beginning of this month, at an event that was well received in the industry and among the spectators. ABC said this year's event increased the viewership of 19.5 million in 2024 to 19.7 million.

“Conan has delivered an unforgettable performance at” The Oscars “and we honored it to have him and the producing team back next year,” said Craig Erwich, President of the Disney Television Group. “Conan's unique comedic style has captured the moment perfectly, and I look forward to having his talents on stage again next year to lead another indelible performance.”

Erwich came to Hulu in Disney in 2014. The Live Streams platform This year's Oscars with some technical disorders – especially the streaming seconds before the last two awards.

The live television producer Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, which were awarded the Emmy Award, return as the executing producer of the show for the third time, while Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will return as a producer for the second time, and Saney will also act as a writer.

The 97th Oscars earned a total of 104.2 million social interactions and described the mostly social season on the social TV programs and exceeded both “The Grammy Awards” (102.2 million interactions) and “The Super Bowl” (62.4 million) for the first time this season.

In addition to “Late Night with Conan O'Brien”, the comedian is best known for organizing “The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien” and “Conan”. Before his career organized more than two decades, he served as a writer for “Saturday Night Live” and “The Simpsons”. O'Brien is currently organizing the podcast “Conan O'Brien needs a friend”, Max Travel Show “Conan O'Brien must go” and plays a supportive role in the feature film. If I had legs, I would kick you. He won five prime time Emmys and received 31 nominations for his work.