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.

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,

Oscars host Conan O’Brien had plenty of opinions in his opening monologue of this year’s Academy Awards. He took shots at The Brutalist’s length, Karla Sofía Gascón’s racist tweets, and Dune: Part Two’s confusing nature.

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

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’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.

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.

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 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.

In a studiously silly (and sniffily) performance that began with the gross-out humor of his emerging out of the body of Demi Moore from “The Substance,” O’Brien evoked some of his delightfully experimental bits from his old late-night show.

Looks like Karla Sofía Gascón heeded Oscars host Conan O’Brien’s words during last night’s telecast.