
O’Brien kept the audience roaring with jokes, particularly about a hypothetical Oscars hosted by Kid Rock at a Dave & Busters, the limited number of British nominees, and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos. He playfully suggested the Oscars was Sarandos’s first time seeing a movie in a theater, then imagined Sarandos thinking, “Why are they all having fun together? They should be watching at home so I can make money off of it!” Despite all the playful jabs, O’Brien ended on a genuinely optimistic note, celebrating the Oscars’ international spirit as a source of hope in a difficult world.