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This year’s Oscars host Conan O’Brien has opened up about some of the very strict guidelines regarding how the iconic awards statue can and can’t be portrayed on screen.

Speaking on the latest edition of his podcast Conan Needs A Friend, the US comic revealed that he had several ideas for promo videos for the Oscars that the Academy ultimately nixed.

In one, Conan suggested portraying himself and a human-sized rendering of the Oscar as a domestic couple.

“At one point, I thought, ‘wouldn’t it be great if it’s just on the couch?’,” he recalled, pitching the idea to “lay it on a really big couch and I’ll be vacuuming and say, ‘Could you at least lift your feet? Or could you at least get up and help? Load the dishwasher?’”.

“We wanted to do it and they just said, ‘No, no no, that can’t happen’,” Conan explained, noting that he was told “Oscar can never be horizontal”.

Conan O'Brien poses with an Oscar in the lead-up to the 2025 Academy Awards — Conan O’Brien poses with an Oscar in the lead-up to the 2025 Academy Awards

He admitted: “That blew my mind. Like, wow, this is like the thigh bone of St. Peter. This is a religious icon.”

In another of his pitches, Conan said he wanted to portray the Oscar a traditional 1950s apron, only to be told: “No clothing on Oscar. Oscar is always naked.”

Watch the promo that Conan was allowed to make below:

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Did you know the Oscars uses seat fillers to make the crowd seem full and busy on-air?

They’re not paid for the gig, have historically worn a badge that says they’re not a star, and usually have to be pretty well-connected to get the job.

But this year, host Conan O’Brien at least gave the event’s unrecognised cast members a snack box and a touching note, just as he did with the celebs.

In an X post, the editor-in-chief of Variety Ramin Setoodeh said: There’s a note from Conan under every #Oscars seat with a snack box of water and a pretzel.”

Conan O'Brien at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party — Conan O’Brien at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party

In the note, the host claimed that he’d planned to include another item in the box ― but that it had been given a “hard pass” from Disney, who has the rights to air the show.

“Dear Star/Seat Filler, I hope you enjoy these complimentary snacks,” the note reads.

“I tried my best to include a gummy but Disney said that was a ‘hard pass’,” it continues.

That was presumably a cannabinoids-infused gummy ― they’re legal for over-21s in California, where the Oscars are held.

“Have a great night, Conan,” the note ended, along with a doodle of the host himself (the comedian is known by fans for his drawings).

Of course, it’s nowhere near as costly as this year’s Oscars goodie bag which went to all 25 top acting and directing nominees and included a five-night stay at a luxury resort and up to $1 million worth of emergency services to people affected by this year’s LA wildfires.

Still, people on X seemed touched by the gesture.

“This is so thoughtful,” one X user wrote. Others called Conan the “host of the decade.”

A commenter wanted to know what we were all wondering, too: “are [the notes] all the same copied and printed or did he handwrite them individually because he is both funny and genuine enough to do that?”

We reckon the reply to their question rings true though ― “I don’t think he’d have the time to handwrite hundreds of notes.”

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