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Conan O’Brien Hosts 2026 Oscars as Liza Powel O’Brien Draws Red Carpet Attention

Coverage spotlights the Columbia-trained playwright who also hosts a Team Coco history podcast.

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Overview

  • Conan O’Brien returned to emcee the Academy Awards in 2026 after hosting the ceremony in 2025.
  • He and his wife, Liza Powel O’Brien, walked the red carpet together, where her stud-and-chain sheer top drew widespread notice.
  • Powel O’Brien is a playwright with an MFA from Columbia whose works have been staged at venues including the Geffen Playhouse and Echo Theater Company.
  • She created and narrated Significant Others on Team Coco, a nonfiction podcast that launched in 2022 and ran for two years with celebrity guest voices.
  • The Mirror reported that a lipreader claimed O’Brien told photographers “go away” during photos and described his opening monologue as edgy with a joke referencing Jeffrey Epstein and former Prince Andrew.