Conan O’Brien is one of the lucky few whose Pacific Palisades home is still standing after the LA wildfires, but he says he knows many who’ve been affected by the devastation, including his podcast co-host Sona Movsesian.

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

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.

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.”

"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 ...

The Academy Awards a little over a month away, and host Conan O'Brien is hard at work crafting his part in the show. The late-night TV legend gave fans an idea of what they can expect on Oscars night.

Lights from both aircraft are seen flashing as they continue to fly towards each other, before crashing in mid-air. A fireball then erupted and both aircrafts tumbled into the icy Potomac River.

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.

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

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

Use the official Oscars 2025 play-along ballot to make your picks. Then, follow along on March 2 to see whether or not your predictions come true. Click here to download and print your own Oscar ballot, or read below for a full list of nominees.