Overview
- Conan O’Brien, announced Tuesday at Disney’s upfront in New York, will emcee the 99th Academy Awards on March 14, 2027, airing live on ABC and streaming on Hulu.
- It will be O’Brien’s third consecutive turn as host, marking an uncommon three-peat for the ceremony in recent decades.
- Executive producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return for a fourth year, with Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney back as producers and Sweeney also serving as a writer.
- Recent viewership has seesawed, with a post‑pandemic high of about 19.7 million in 2025 followed by a drop to roughly 17.86 million in 2026, or about 9% lower year over year.
- The 2027 telecast is set to be the penultimate Oscars on ABC before a planned 2029 shift to YouTube and a venue move from the Dolby Theatre to the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live.