Summary

Oscars host Conan Oā€™Brien took a swipe at Donald Trumpā€™s ties to Vladimir Putin while joking about Anoraā€™s success at the 97th Academy Awards.

ā€œAnora is having a good night,ā€ he said of the filmā€™s multiple wins. ā€œThatā€™s great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.ā€ The joke drew loud applause.

It came after Trumpā€™s tense meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, where Trump compared scrutiny of his Russia ties to a ā€œwitch hunt.ā€