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Conan Roasts Brad Pitt: Age Joke & Oscars Snub!
16 Mar
Summary
- Conan O'Brien hosted the 98th Academy Awards ceremony.
- O'Brien joked about being the same age as Brad Pitt.
- Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon skipped the 2026 Oscars.
The 98th Academy Awards, held on March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, saw Conan O'Brien take the hosting stage. Known for his ability to deliver inclusive humor, O'Brien engaged the audience with witty remarks, including playful jabs at celebrities like Timothée Chalamet and Sean Penn.
A highlight of his performance involved a joke directed at Brad Pitt, where O'Brien humorously claimed they were both 62 years old, adding a personal anecdote about his wife revealing this 'fact' with tears. This quip elicited significant laughter from the attendees.
Meanwhile, Brad Pitt's film 'F1,' a high-grossing auto racing movie, garnered four Oscar nominations and ultimately won for Best Sound. Despite the film's success, Pitt, along with his partner Ines de Ramon, was absent from the ceremony, a decision that has led to widespread curiosity regarding the reasons behind their absence.
