Nick Offerman arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by /Invision/AP)

Keep the champagne and your ballot of predictions handy, because it's Oscars time. The 97th annual Academy Awards are coming to a television, smartphone, and streaming setup near you tonight. Master of ceremonies Conan O'Brien (taking his first swing at Oscars hosting duties) and announcer Nick Offerman (also his first time in the role) will oversee the celebration in the year's best and brightest in film.

A very familiar voice is narrating the Oscars this year.Conan O'Brien may be hosting, but someone else is providing the voice for the awards ceremony at the 97th Academy Awards: Nick Offerman.Fans may recognize Offerman's dulcet tones from such work as the television shows "Parks and Recreation" and "The Last of Us,

"Once they announce your name, get to the stage as quickly and safely as you can." Nick Offerman pulled no punches during his introductory remarks at the Oscars. The Parks and Recreation star, who served as the in-house announcer at the Dolby Theater for the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood,

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are taking the Oscars back to Pawnee. The former Parks and Recreation costars had something of a reunion at the Dolby Theatre tonight for the 97th annual Academy Awards when Offerman jokingly mispronounced Poehler's name while announcing the evening's next presenters.

Taken aback, Yang's comedic ire was mostly focused on the Harry Potter series' newly cast Dumbledore, saying that their recent “bestie” status was off the table. However, as John Lithgow was also the star of the offbeat sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, his comedy chops are like a skeleton key for both subtle and over the top laughs.

Nick Offerman took on the role of announcer at the 2025 Oscars after Ronald Reagan first voiced announcements in 1953If the announcer at the 2025 Oscars sounds familiar, that’s because it’s Nick Offerman!

The actor takes over the role from last year's announcer, David Alan Grier.Nick Offerman has a prestigious new role.The Parks and Recreation star is the official announcer of the 2025 Oscars. Offerman takes over from last year's announcer,

It feels like Conan O'Brien has already hosted the Oscars, even though he hasn't. And, during the 97th Annual Academy Awards, while hosting the Oscars for the first time, everyone was reminded that this was,

Nick Offerman treated the 97th Academy Awards audience with a hilarious alternate pronunciation of Amy Poehler’s name.

The musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ led the pack with 13 Oscar nominations. It was followed by ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Brutalist’ with 10 nominations