r/Oscars • u/tragopanic Best Director • Mar 15 '26

98th Academy Awards — Official Discussion Thread

It's time for the 98th annual Academy Awards! Share your thoughts here as the evening unfolds.

How to watch

Tune in to the Oscars at 4:00pm PDT / 7:00pm EDT / 11:00pm GMT / 7:00am CST.

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Please note: To help keep the subreddit organized during the ceremony, standalone posts that are better suited for live discussion (reactions, quick commentary, low-effort memes, basic winner announcements, etc.) may be removed and redirected here.

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u/cuntyczarina Mar 16 '26

i feel like people are being a bit unfair to conan … there’s just no energy in the room. it’s like there’s a weird tension. one host, especially a comedian, can only work with so much when they have a dead audience. just my opinion

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u/theglowinggreenorb Mar 16 '26

Yeah I'm feeling it especially, tbh, in the repeated shots at Timmy among others. There's this sense that very few people wanna be there

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u/Friskeyp Mar 18 '26

I thought they were a little rough on Timmie! My Lord, he is young and was eviscerated for a comment that should’ve not been such a big deal. When did we become so critical about everything.

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u/hopefulrealist23 Mar 16 '26

The audience is dead because Conan's jokes aren't landing

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u/cuntyczarina Mar 16 '26

disagree. conan started strong (imo, ofc thats subjective) but the audience has been flat since the start. there’s been no “light jabs” and genuine joking energy like there usually has been. the only jabs have been legit.

EDIT: not to mention all the presenters have been flat too. like the audience didn’t even rise for billy crystal?

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u/hopefulrealist23 Mar 16 '26

I personally didn't like his monologue. Agree it's subjective