Conan O’Brien leaves people shocked with controversial Oscars opening skit
The 97th Annual Awards Ceremony is off to a bang with Conan O'Brien's opening skit already seeing viewers left divided.
The 2025 Oscars is being held tonight (March 3) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles and kicking off the action is none other than late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien.
And the action has barely even kicked off and O'Brien's opening skit has already caused quite the stir online with social media users flooding to weigh in.
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O'Brien opened the night by spoofing Demi Moore's The Substance, coming out of what appeared to be the actor's body before joking the whole ceremony started a bit early alongside clarifying the awards didn't use artificial intelligence (AI) within the show.
"We would never do that," he said. "We use child labor."
O'Brien then pointed out Adam Sandler sat in the audience wearing basketball shorts and a hoodie, joking: "You're dressed like a guy playing video poker at 2am."
And it's not taken long for viewers to weigh in.
One Twitter user said: "This opening with Conan coming out of Demi Moore’s body in The Substance is brilliant."
However, a second commented: "I don’t know how I feel about Conan’s opening for the #Oscars2025."
"Oscar’s Conan opening was awful," a third even said.
Although many loved the host's opening, another user stating: "Credit to who’s due, #ConanOBrien is doing a FANTASTIC job as #Oscars host this year. All feels real fun, dynamic, enjoyable to watch, the guy is killing it, a rarity at the #Oscars."
"Ive seen enough. Conan O'Brien is the presenter of the year," a final said.
O'Brien's opening skit did go on to take a more serious moment seeing him acknowledge the Los Angeles fires and recognize the behind-the-scenes crews in the film industry.
He said: "In moments such as this, any awards show can seem self-indulgent and superfluous. But what I want us to do is remember why we gathered here tonight.
"Yes, we will honor many beautiful and talented A-list stars. But the Oscars also shines a light on an incredible community of people you will never see: craftspeople, technicians, artisans, costumers, hard-working men and women behind the camera who have devoted their lives to making film."
Oh and O'Brien even performed a little song and dance, repeatedly singing "I won’t waste time" poking fun at how the Oscars tend to run, well, just a touch late.
Oscars 2025 results: the nominees and winners announced so far
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain - WINNER
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best animated feature
Flow - WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best costume design
Wicked
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best original score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best make-up and hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Conclave - Peter Straughan
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best original screenplay
Anora - Sean Baker
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Best original song
'Never Too Late' - Elton John: Never Too Late
'El Mal' - Emilia Pérez
'Mi Camino' - Emilia Pérez
'Like A Bird' - Sing Sing
'The Journey' - The Six Triple Eight
Best international feature
I'm Still Here - Brazil
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia
Best film editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best production design
Wicked
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best visual effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best picture
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
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Poppy Bilderbeck