Overview
- Producers unveiled the full presenter roster on Jan. 8, featuring Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kevin Hart, Miley Cyrus, Regina Hall, Snoop Dogg, Ayo Edebiri and more.
- Glaser says she is stress-testing her monologue in Los Angeles clubs to balance sharp jokes with a tone that won’t derail the night for nominees.
- She reports that audiences bristle at jokes about Julia Roberts, so any reference will be especially measured.
- Glaser has dropped categories of material for 2026, cutting Ozempic and plastic-surgery jokes and shelving a Timothée Chalamet mustache bit.
- She recounted that Steve Martin submitted a line then advised against using it as "too far," and she indicates she’s less inclined to seek advance approval from targets this year.