Conan’s bits, O’Connell’s fangs and Jafar Panahi unimpressed: Oscars 2026 viral moments

In a year that largely stuck to script, host O’Brien’s antics and the It Was Just an Accident director’s stare at Kevin O’Leary got the internet talking Oscars 2026 winners: the full list Jafar Panahi, the Iranian political dissident and director of the excellent film It Was Just an Accident – a best international feature nominee from France, as it was made without the permission of the Iranian government – looked, well, not impressed by Shark Tank judge and Marty Supreme castmember, Kevin ...

By Adrian Horton