Oscars 2026: Conan O'Brien's opening monologue

Host Conan O'Brien delivers the opening monologue for the 2026 Academy Awards, offering a satirical take on the future of entertainment, current events, and the nominees.

Key Highlights:

• The Future of Hosting (0:06 - 0:30): Conan jokingly claims to be the "last human host," predicting a Whimo (a robot) will host in 2027.
• Security Concerns (0:53 - 1:16): He jokes about tight security due to threats from opera and ballet communities.
• Streaming and Netflix (1:32 - 2:04): Conan roasts Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos about the company's business model regarding theater attendance.
• Mocking Nominees (2:27 - 3:45): He satirizes films like Hamnet and F1, joking about their plots and titles.
• The Academy and Casting (4:19 - 5:54): Conan comments on directors not judging work and highlights the new Best Casting category.
• Memes and Celebrity Roasts (7:36 - 8:39): He focuses on Michael B. Jordan playing identical twins and attempts to create a new meme with Leonardo DiCaprio.
• Closing Remarks (9:26 - 10:42): Conan concludes with a serious message about the power of global artistry and hope in difficult times.

Honest Trailers | The Oscars 2026

This video is an Honest Trailer parody of the Oscars 2026 nominees, breaking down the major contenders with biting humor and sarcasm. The narrator highlights common tropes and thematic overlaps among the films, such as absent fathers, sick mothers, and dead kids (10:57-11:35). The trailer mocks the cynical nature of the Academy Awards, calling it the least anticipated event since Brett Ratner's Melania (0:12).

Here are the breakdowns for the nominees:

• Sinners (0:32): Described as hand-to-hand combat politics serving as a backdrop for Leo DiCaprio's quest to parent a 25-year-old (0:47), featuring a racially intense performance by Sean Penn (1:05).
• One Battle After Another (1:35): Portrayed as a loosely based origin story for FUBU (1:37), breaking records for nominations but likely to be shut out of the big awards (1:53).
• Hamnet (2:21): A behind-the-quill version of Hamlet (2:26) treating a poet like an MCU hero (2:44), focusing on a messy witch played by Jesse Buckley (3:13).
• Marty Supreme (3:34): A film about a weeaboo in 1950s New York trying to get to Japan (3:40) while fighting angry wives and Chris Walken (4:05).
• Sentimental Value (4:40): A weepy Norwegian drama (5:52) about a director who abandons his family to make a movie (5:07).
• The Secret Agent (6:11): A slow-paced Brazilian thriller (6:15) mixed with Wes Anderson vibes (6:41).
• Bugonia (7:10): A dark comedy running on Emma Stoner Logic (7:30) about corporate life and gaming addiction (7:43).
• Train Dreams (8:22): A film about a grizzled old prospector (8:23) repressings his feelings until they explode (8:58).
• F1 (9:20): Described as a carbon copy of Top Gun Maverick (10:01) featuring Brad Pitt (10:03).
• Frankenstein (10:08): A Del Toro film (10:10) with a love triangle featuring Jacob Elordi (10:15).