Conan O'Brien makes savage jab about Trump's penis during 2026 Oscars

Last night's Oscars ceremony (15 March) brought with it a whole bunch of stand-out moments, including host Conan O'Brien making a savage jab about US President Donald Trump's manhood.

Awards season is now officially over after seeing One Battle After Another, Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan win big at the presitious Academy Awards.

O'Brien, 62, took on the gig of hosting the event, and enjoyed roasting a number of celebs in the audience, including the likes of Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio.

But it's clear the teasing extended beyond just Hollywood A-listers after the TV host and comedian appeared to make a quip about Trump's 'small penis' while joking about the theatre's name.

Now, for context, the 98th Academy Awards took place at the stunning Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Conan O'Brien made a penis joke about US President Donald Trump during the 2026 Oscars last night (PATRICK T. FALLON / Contributor / Getty Images)

Following a commercial break, O'Brien quipped: "Welcome back, we're coming to you live from the 'Has a Small Penis Theatre'.

"Let's see him put his name in front of that!"

Despite not actually outwardly naming Trump, the comment, which sparked cheers from the crowd, appeared to reference the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees’ decision to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the 'Trump-Kennedy Center', a move welcomed by the 79-year-old Republican and his MAGA supporters.

In December of last year, the board of trustees voted unanimously to add Trump’s name and, shortly after, workers were seen installing the words 'The Donald Trump and' above the existing line, 'The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts'.

On December 18th, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the venue, which opened in 1964 as a 'living memorial' to JFK, would be known as the 'Trump-Kennedy Center'.

Despite not directly naming Trump, the comedian appeared to deliver a jab about Trump's 'small penis' (SAUL LOEB / Contributor / Getty Images)

It didn't take long for fans to rush to social media to share their reactions to O'Brien's remarks, with one X user writing: "Conan hit max chaos mode tonight lol."

Another echoed: "Conan uncloaked full chaos lol."

And a third chimed in: "Didn’t even say his name, THAT'S MY GOAT."

There's actually a reason why Trump's name was left out of the 'small penis' joke.

As per News.com.au, O'Brien said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday: "Hosting this show is a very thin line.

"We’re celebrating movies and the amazing people behind them, but it has to be funny without tipping into anger or politics."

O'Brien appeared to be making a reference to the 'Trump-Kennedy Center' ordeal (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Contributor / Getty Images)

And according to the publication, in another recent interview on The New Yorker Radio Hour, he added that Trump has become 'bad for comedy' because 'reality now outpaces satire'.

He explained: "When comedians get angry instead of clever, it doesn’t land."

White House spokesman, Davis Ingle told Tyla in a statement: "Nobody in their right mind cares what woke celebrities in Hollywood say or think."

2026 Oscars Winners

Best Picture

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• F1
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another - WINNER
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Actor

• Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
• Michael B Jordan - Sinners - WINNER
• Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent

Best Actress

• Jessie Buckley - Hamnet - WINNER
• Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
• Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone - Bugonia

Best Supporting Actress

• Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
• Amy Madigan - Weapons - WINNER
• Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
• Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actor

• Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
• Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
• Delroy Lindo - Sinners
• Sean Penn - One Battle After Another - WINNER
• Stellan Skarsgård - Sentimental Value

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another - WINNER
• Ryan Coogler - Sinners
• Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
• Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
• Chloé Zhao - Hamnet

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another - WINNER
• Train Dreams

Best Original Screenplay

• Blue Moon
• It Was Just an Accident
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners - WINNER

Best Original Song

• 'Dear Me' - Diane Warren: Relentless
• 'Golden' - KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER
• 'I Lied to You' - Sinners
• 'Sweet Dreams of Joy' - Viva Verdi!
• 'Train Dreams' - Train Dreams

Best Original Score

• Bugonia
• Frankenstein
• Hamnet
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners - WINNER

Best International Feature

• It Was Just an Accident
• Sentimental Value - WINNER
• Sirât
• The Secret Agent
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Animated Feature

• Arco
• Elio
• KPop Demon Hunters - WINNER
• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
• Zootopia 2

Best Documentary Feature

• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cutting Through the Rocks
• Mr. Nobody Against Putin - WINNER
• The Alabama Solution
• The Perfect Neighbor

Best Costume Design

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• Frankenstein - WINNER
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• Sinners

Best Make-up and Hairstyling

• Frankenstein - WINNER
• Kokuho
• Sinners
• The Smashing Machine
• The Ugly Stepsister

Best Production Design

• Frankenstein - WINNER
• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners

Best Sound

• Frankenstein
• F1 - WINNER
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Sirât

Best Film Editing

• F1
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another - WINNER
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

Best Cinematography

• Frankenstein
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sinners
• Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Jurassic World Rebirth
• Sinners - WINNER
• The Lost Bus

Best Live Action Short

• A Friend of Dorothy
• Butcher's Stain
• Jane Austen's Period Drama
• The Singers - WINNER (JOINT)
• Two People Exchanging Saliva - WINNER (JOINT)

Best Animated Short

• Butterfly
• Forevergreen
• Retirement Plan
• The Girl Who Cried Pearls - WINNER
• The Three Sisters

Best Documentary Short

• All the Empty Rooms - WINNER
• Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
• Children No More: Were and Are Gone
• The Devil Is Busy
• Perfectly a Strangeness

Best Casting

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another - WINNER
• Sinners
• The Secret Agent