Conan O'Brien will return for the third time to host the 99th Oscars, ABC has announced. The Academy Awards will air March 14, 2027.

It will be the first time anyone has done the job for three straight years since Billy Crystal in the early 1990s.

Comedian Conan O’Brien will return to host the Academy Awards ​in 2027 for a third straight year, ‌broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday, after the former late-night TV host drew positive reviews and helped lift ​Oscars viewership from pandemic‑era lows.

The Oscars aired a sketch spoofing Sean Penn's death scene at the end of "One Battle After Another," with the Academy disposing of O'Brien in the comical scene.

Conan O'Brien is coming back for thirds. ABC announced during its upfront presentation on Tuesday that the funnyman will return for the 2027 Oscars, following well-received emcee stints the past two years.

It’s a threepeat! Conan O’Brien will return as host of the Oscars for a third consecutive year. Also back in their fourth straight year as executive producers are Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan. The 99th Academy Awards will air live on ABC and Hulu on March 14,

The comedian will emcee the 2027 Academy Awards, which will be produced by Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, for the fourth consecutive year, and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney, for the third year in a row.

Disney announced that Conan O'Brien would be back to host the 99th Oscars in March 2027, alongside many of the producers he's worked with the past two years, during its 2026 Upfront presentation.