Comedian Conan O’Brien threw shade at Adrien Brody’s marathon Oscar’s acceptance speech as he confirmed he will reprise his hosting role next year. “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” said O’Brien in a press release from the Academy. The 98th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 15, 2026, by which point one might safely assume that Brody will have wound up his address. O’Brien’s comment, of course, references Brody ignoring the Academy’s 45-second limit when delivering one of the longest speeches in Oscars history after winning Best Actor for his role as a Holocaust survivor in The Brutalist earlier this month. Brody started by saying “I’ll be brief,” then spoke for five minutes and 40 seconds. Greer Garson’s 1942 acceptance, rumored to have stretched up to seven minutes, might have challenged Brody’s rambling, but there is no definitive evidence of its length.
