Conan O’Brien can become an Oscar presenter ‘for life’, he just needs to confirm it.
At the 98th Academy Awards, comedian Oscar presenter’s ‘for life’ comment was mentioned as a joke, while Conan himself hilariously said at one point in the evening that he will be ‘a Waymo in a tuxedo’ next year.
But Rob Mills, the executive vice president in charge of the Oscars telecast and who is also associated with Disney, seemed to be serious.
Rob told Variety on Monday: “Oh, that’s no joke, Conan is host for life, yeah.”
As the director revealed, Conan “hasn’t even accepted yet.”
“He was just told. We’re assuming this wasn’t a comedy bit. We’re going to treat that as if that were fact,” the Oscar official added.
In response to Conan’s joke about the last human Oscar host, Rob said, “Let’s put it this way. Conan obviously has a standing offer to host for as long as he wants.”
But “if Conan doesn’t come back,” Rob noted, “he can’t promise that next year’s host will be human.”
“One hundred percent we would love him too,” he insisted.
It is pertinent to mention that the ABC channel and Oscars contract will expire after two years and the annual telecast of the awards ceremony will shift to YouTube.
