Hard to believe, but Conan O'Brien – one of his generations best, most original comedians – has never hosted the Oscars until this year. Thankfully, that wrong was put to right on Sunday (March 2) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with the late-night TV legend and podcast pro opening up the 97th annual Academy Awards with some good-natured jabs at Timothée Chalamet and Bob Dylan ("He wanted to be here,

The Oscar ceremony had its flaws, as usual, but the humor was surprisingly good thanks largely to host Conan O'Brien.

The comedian and former late-night host led the ceremony replete with musical numbers and nods to L.A., filmmaking and the current political climate.