Oscars 2025: Conan O’Brien Gives Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool Shoutout

Watch:Oscars 2025 Host Conan O’Brien Calls Out Karla Sofía Gascón Amid Emilia Pérez Controversy

Conan O’Brien isn’t wasting time on getting to the hot topics. 

After the Oscars 2025 host called out Karla Sofía Gascón’s bout in hot water over old posts on X during his monologue, he wrapped up his opening segment with a musical number cheekily called “I Won’t Waste Time”—that included a nod to Ryan ReynoldsDeadpool persona. 

In the song, which was an over-the-top assurance that the master of ceremonies wouldn’t waste a second getting to the awards, he sang as several characters—including Deadpool and the sandworm from Dune playing “Chopsticks” on the piano—appeared on the stage. 

“Hey check it out,” Conan yelled to the audience at the 97th Academy Award ceremony, “someone who’s not even nominated—dancing Deadpool!”

The character then sashays across the stage and does a few signature moves from the movie, before Conan continues to cheekily sing, “I won’t waste time.”

And while Ryan, nor wife Blake Lively were there to see the quick cameo, the Oscars have only just begun.

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And it has already proven to be a night to remember. Indeed, shortly after Conan’s musical number, Kieran Culkin brought home the first award of the evening for Best Supporting Actor in A Real Pain. For his first ever nomination and win, The Succession alum beat out The Apprentice’s Jeremy Strong, The Brutalist’s Guy Pearce, Anora’s Yuriy Borisov, and A Complete Unknown’s Edward Norton. (See every winner so far here). 

Naturally, Kieran used the opportunity to poke fun at his wife Jazz Charton—with whom he shares two kids. 

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“I love you Jazz,” he gushed. “About a year ago I was on a stage like this and I very stupidly publicly said that I want a third kid from her because she said if I won the award, she would give me the kid. Turns out she said that because she didn’t think I was going to win.”

The camera then cut to Jazz, who shrugged in agreement while smiling as her husband delivered his speech.  

And Kieran admitted that he told his wife after accepting his Emmy that he really wanted four kids. To which the new Oscar winner cheekily recalled she replied, “‘I will give you four when you win an Oscar.’”

The crowd erupted in cheers as Kieran finished his speech. 

“I held my hand out, she shook it, and I haven’t brought it up until just now,” he added. “You remember that honey? You do?”

He finished, as his wife shook her head, “Let’s get cracking on those kids.”

Keep reading to see more winners at the 2025 Oscars…. 

Best Picture

WINNER: Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown 

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez 

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys 

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón Emilia Pérez 

WINNER: Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore – The Substance

Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown 

Ariana Grande – Wicked 

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Isabella Rossellini Conclave

WINNER: Zoé Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown 

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora

WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain 

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown 

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Directing

WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

James Mangold – A Complete Unknown  

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Mike Marino, Dave Presto and Crystal Jurado – A Different Man

Julia Floch Carbonel & Simon Livet – Emilia Pérez

Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton & David White – Nosferatu 

WINNER: Pierre-Olivier Persin – The Substance

Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked

Best Live Action Short

A Lien 

WINNER: I’m Not a Robot

Anuja 

The Last Ranger

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best International Feature Film

WINNER: I’m Still Here

The Girl with the Needle 

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Flow

Best Film Editing

WINNER: Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Best Costume Design

Arianne Phillips – A Complete Unknown

Lisy Christy – Conclave

Janty Yates – Gladiator II 

Linda Muir – Nosferatu

WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Sean Baker – Anora 

Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist 

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain

Tim Fehlbaum & Moritz Binder – September 5 

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jay Cocks & James Mangold – A Complete Unknown 

WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave

Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi – Emilia Pérez

Joslyn Barnes & RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys

Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar – Sing Sing 

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus 

Better Man

WINNER: Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Unknown

WINNER: Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Production Design

Judy Becker – The Brutalist

Suzie Davies & Roberta Federico – Conclave

Zsuzsanna Sipos, Shane Vieau & Patrice Vermette – Dune: Part Two 

Beatrice Brentnerova, Paul Ghirardani & Craig Lanthorp – Nosferatu

WINNER: Nathan Crawley – Wicked

Best Original Song

WINNER: “El Mal” written by Clement Ducol, Camille & Jacques Audiard, performed by Zoé Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascon – Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” written by Diane Warren, performed by H.E.R. – The Six Triple Eight

“Like a Bird” written by Adrian Quesada and Abraham Alexander-  Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” written by Clement Ducol & Camille, performed by Selena Gomez & Edgar Ramirez – Emilia Pérez

Never Too Late” written by written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt, performed by Elton John – Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Original Score

WINNER: The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Cinematography

WINNER: Lol Crawley – The Brutalist

Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two

Paul Guilhaume – Emilia Pérez

Edward Lachman – Maria

Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu

Best Animated Feature Film

WINNER: Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot

Best Animated Short Film

Beautiful Men

WINNER: In the Shadow of the Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Documentary Feature Film

Black Box Diaries

WINNER: No Other Land 

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short Film

I Am Ready, Warden

Death By Numbers

Incident 

Instruments of a Beating Heart 

WINNER: The Only Girl in the Orchestra

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