Times columnists Mary McNamara and Glenn Whipp break down the biggest surprises, best moments and top winners of the 97th Oscars in our live chat.

Comedian Conan O'Brien was tapped to host the 97th Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, on Sunday night.

For his first time even attending the Oscars, host Conan O’Brien has to juggle some serious stuff looming over Sunday’s ceremony. The devastation is still fresh in Los Angeles from wildfires (which forced O’Brien to evacuate his home and destroyed that of nine-time host Billy Crystal).

The comedian and former late-night host steps into the hot spot formerly occupied by Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Crystal and others.

Despite Hollywood’s obsession with attacking President Donald Trump during award shows in his first term, this year’s Academy Awards show is aiming to be politics-free, according to a report. “Sunday’s Academy Awards,

Conan O’Brien is hosting the Oscars for the first time, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is tapping a number of past winners to present — and has teased some sort of “unexpected” surprise.

Conan O'Brien has had a long career in television hosting and is taking a crack at the Oscars for the first time ever-but another impressive part of his life is his long marriage to his wife, Liza Powel O'Brien.

Conan O'Brien has had quite the illustrious career, between hosting late night talk shows, performing stand-up comedy and launching his own media company, Team Coco. Well, as Conan prepares to host the 2025 Oscars on March 2,