As wildfires burn throughout SoCal, host Conan O'Brien discusses how the 97th Academy Awards will adjust to acknowledge the catastrophe.

O'Brien, who moves to L.A. from Massachusetts, opened up about what he and his wife went through during the course of the Los Angeles wildfires, which are still ongoing. He said that they were evacuated and displaced from their home, staying at a hotel in the meantime.

Academy Awards will proceed as planned on March 2, but the comedian is relying on intuition and empathy to guide him through the preparation process for his Oscars hosting debut

"Several wildfires tore through Los Angeles earlier this month ... In the latest episode of "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" – his first episode since the fires broke out earlier this month ...

Bronstein, a bit of a cult figure in the film world, made her directorial debut in 2008 at the SXSW festival with “Yeast,” which featured a pre-fame Greta Gerwig and was hailed by by New Yorker critic Richard Brody as a “mumblecore classic.”

Conan O’Brien is aware of the tightrope walk ahead of him as Academy Awards host.

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Conan O'Brien shares that Oscars will 'put a light on' LA wildfires and the thousands currently recovering from the devastation.

Conan O'Brien shares with PEOPLE how he's preparing for the 2025 Oscars following a tough period in which he lost both of his parents and wildfires hit Los Angeles.

Oscars host Conan O'Brien says he's still unable to live in his home due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and that the show's organizers “want to be sensitive to what's happened” to residents.

Academy Awards will proceed as planned on March 2, but the comedian is relying on intuition and empathy to guide him through the preparation process for his Oscars hosting debut