The apology came after stars including Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem and Emma Thompson criticised the Academy.

“One of the people from the Academy came forward and said, ‘Oscar can never be horizontal.’ And that blew my mind,” O’Brien added. “Like, wow, this is like the thigh bone of St. Peter.

Conan O'Brien was banned from putting clothes on a giant Oscar statue or depicting it lying down.

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