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Conan O’Brien Signs Off As Oscars Host With Nod To Grieving Martin Short

Conan O’Brien paid tribute to Martin Short as he signed off as host of the 98th Academy Awards. “It’s been an honor and a joy,” he said of the hosting experience, his second time out. “We love you, Marty Short. Good night.” O’Brien’s comments come less than a month after the news that Short’s daughter, Katherine Elizabeth Short, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Los Angeles, aged 42. Also recently mourning the loss of h…

Rob Reiner honored by Billy Crystal in emotional Oscars tribute

"For us who had the privilege of working with and knowing and loving him, all we can say is, 'Buddy, what fun we had storming the castle,'" Crystal said in the emotional tribute.

Billy Crystal Delivers Emotional Rob Reiner Tribute at Oscars and Is Joined by Meg Ryan, Kathy Bates, Demi Moore, Jerry O’Connell and More: ‘What Fun We Had’

Rob Reiner received a heartfelt tribute at the 2026 Oscars during the In Memoriam section that was led by his friend and collaborator Bill Crystal. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood home on Dec. 14, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later reported they died from “multiple […]

Oscars 2026: Josh Groban Reveals the Impact Rob Reiner Had on Him

Josh Groban exclusively shared during Live From E!: Oscars what it meant to work with Rob Reiner Spinal Tap’s Stonehenge concert movie prior to the director and wife Michele Singer’s deaths.

6 Biggest Controversies in Oscars History: From Will Smith’s slap to ‘Envelope-gate’ Best Picture mix-up

For almost a hundred years, the Oscars have been Hollywood’s big night: the red carpet, the speeches, the golden statues. It’s all about celebrating movies and the people who make them. But it’d be unfair to pretend that the show’s been just about a glamorous award night; in fact, it has always been just as famous for its drama behind the scenes. Every year, there’s something: shocking mistakes, protests, statements, and speeches, some awkward e…

The Oscars feel silly in an era of endless crisis. But film still matters

It’s hard to be transported by the glitz and glamour when it’s constantly overshadowed by some white-hot new horrorIt’s been a full decade now since I attended the Academy Awards ceremony for this very same publication, and chat, I am feeling, like, totally cooked. I’m so unc’d, it’s cringe, fam.The article was titled “My first Oscars”, which is a terribly presumptuous statement, because it assumes there will be a second or a third. Despite my b…