Fans tuning in for the 97th Academy Awards were quite surprised to hear a very recognizable voice as the Oscar announcer.
Comedian David Allan Grier was tapped as the announcer for the 2024 awards ceremony, with another comedy legend taking on the role this year.
While the announcer’s role is typically off-camera, he was even included in a rather hilarious bit with host Conan O’Brien.
The announcer’s duties also include providing a few more details about the winners as they make their way to the stages.
They also reveal who will be coming up on the telecast before each commercial break, with the announcer even taking a humorous jab at one of his co-stars.
Fans were quite pleased upon hearing the iconic voice of none other than Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman as the Oscar announcer.
While the announcer’s role is typically off-camera, he was even included in a rather hilarious bit with host Conan O’Brien.
Fans were quite pleased upon hearing the iconic voice of none other than Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman as the Oscar announcer.
The 54-year-old actor is best known for playing Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation.
Offerman even had some fun at his Parks and Rec co-star Amy Poehler’s expense, purposefully pronouncing her name wrong.
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‘Coming up next, Amy… Po-eh-ler presents the awards for Original and Adapted Screenplay,’ Offerman joked.
He even poked some fun at Conan O’Brien, interrupting one of his bits by mentioning,’ This is Conan O’Brien’s first time hosting the Oscars.’
When Conan tried to continued, Offerman mentioned, ‘That’s a lot of pressure,’ as Conan tried to laugh it off, adding he’s hosted awards shows before, though Offerman added, ‘Well, nothing this big.’
‘Nick, do me a favor and stop interrupting,’ Conan said, as Nick responded, ‘OK, guy, just trying to help.’
Still, Nick continued to interrupt, adding, ‘A challenge this big coming so late in one’s career must weight on a man’s soul,’ as the audience laughed.
A miffed Conan added, ‘That’s enough. Just read the script I gave you,’ as they cut to Offerman in a black-on-black suit backstage, who said, ‘He’s one of the great comedians of our time, Conan O’Brien,’ as the host said it was, ‘perfect.’
The 54-year-old actor is best known for playing Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation
He even poked some fun at Conan O’Brien, interrupting one of his bits by mentioning,’ This is Conan O’Brien’s first time hosting the Oscars’
A miffed Conan added, ‘That’s enough. Just read the script I gave you,’ as they cut to Offerman in a black-on-black suit backstage, who said, ‘He’s one of the great comedians of our time, Conan O’Brien,’ as the host said it was, ‘perfect.’
Fans were quite thrilled upon hearing Offerman’s voice, including @KevinInChains, who said, ‘Nick Offerman mispronouncing Amy’s name was pretty funny for me.’
Yoni mitchell (@sicksadchris) said, ‘nick offerman being on the mic makes so much sense i thought they just had someone on there f***ing up her name for no reasonsjdkdk’
Oscar winners 2025 full list – see who received honors for this year’s Academy Awards
Best Picture
Anora – WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Emilia Pérez leads this year’s Oscar nominees with 13, including for best picture, actress, supporting actress and director
Best Director
Jacques Audiard — Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker — Anora – WINNER
Brady Corbet — The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat — The Substance
James Mangold — A Complete Unknown
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo — Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón — Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison — Anora – WINNER
Demi Moore — The Substance
Fernanda Torres — I’m Still Here
The Substance has been nominated for numerous Oscars, including Best Actress for Demi Moore
Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody — The Brutalist – WINNER
Timothée Chalamet — A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo — Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes — Conclave
Sebastian Stan — The Apprentice
The Brutalist came in second place with 10 nods, including for best picture, actor (Adrien Brody), supporting actor (Guy Peare) and supporting actress (Felicity Jones)
Actress in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro — A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande — Wicked
Felicity Jones — The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini — Conclave
Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez – WINNER
Actor in a Supporting Role
Yura Borisov — Anora
Kieran Culkin — A Real Pain – WINNER
Edward Norton — A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce — The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong — The Apprentice
Animated Feature Film
Flow – WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Cinematography
The Brutalist — Lol Crawley – WINNER
Dune: Part Two — Greig Fraser
Emilia Pérez — Paul Guilhaume
Maria — Ed Lachman
Nosferatu — Jarin Blaschke
Original Screenplay
Anora — Sean Baker – WINNER
The Brutalist — Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain — Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 — Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; co-Written by Alex David
The Substance — Coralie Fargeat
Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown — James Mangold and Jay Cocks
Conclave — Peter Straughan – WINNER
Emilia Pérez — Jacques Audiard with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
Nickel Boys — RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing — Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield
Achievement in Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked – Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales – WINNER
Achievement in Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Original Song
El Mal – Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard – WINNER
The Journey – The Six Triple Eight
Like A Bird – Sing Sing
Mi Camino – Emilia Pérez
Never Too Late – Elton John: Never Too Late
Original Score
The Brutalist — Daniel Blumberg – WINNER
Conclave — Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez — Clément Ducol and Camille
Wicked — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot — Kris Bowers
Live-Action Short Film
A Lien
Anuja
I’m Not a Robot – WINNER
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Animated Short Film
Beautiful Men
In the Shadow of the Cypress – WINNER
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Documentary Feature Film
Black Box Diaries
No Other Land – WINNER
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Flow is nominated for both International Feature Film and Animated Feature Film
Documentary Short Film
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – WINNER
International Feature Film
I’m Still Here (Brazil) – WINNER
The Girl With the Needle (Denmark)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Flow (Latvia)
Kieran Culkin has dominated the supporting actor categories in recent weeks for Jesse Eisenberg’s drama A Real Pain
Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance – Pierre Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli – WINNER
Wicked
Achievement in Costume Design
A Complete Unknown — Arianne Phillips
Conclave — Lisy Christl
Gladiator II — Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
Nosferatu — Linda Muir
Wicked — Paul Tazewell – WINNER
Achievement in Film Editing
Anora — Sean Baker – WINNER
The Brutalist — David Jancso
Conclave — Nick Emerson
Emilia Pérez — Juliette Welfling
Wicked — Myron Kerstein
Anora is nominated for several Oscars, including best picture, actress, supporting actor, director, screenplay and editing
Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two – WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
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Fans were quite thrilled upon hearing Offerman’s voice, including @KevinInChains, who said, ‘Nick Offerman mispronouncing Amy’s name was pretty funny for me.’
Kat Coyle (@katrcoyle) added, ‘Wouldn’t have said no to Nick Offerman hosting the entire Oscars!
Camille (@polesandclothes) added, ‘NICK OFFERMAN LMFAOO,’ while @ColinSearchlig1 added, ‘NICK OFFERMAN and AMY Poehler? No way!’
Another X user, @allegedtwink, said, ‘nick offerman outshining conan with 1/10th the screen time.’
Liz (@Svtdjhs) said, ‘I LOVE NICK OFFERMAN AND AMY POEHLER IN ONE ROOM (kinda) #parksandrec
Becca (@ladykarmas) said, ‘omg nick offerman voiced agent powers in gravity falls . icon.’
Yoni mitchell (@sicksadchris) said, ‘nick offerman being on the mic makes so much sense i thought they just had someone on there f***ing up her name for no reasonsjdkdk.’
