A "Dune" joke so nice they played it twice, Scott Cronick's musical sandworm stole the show at the 2025 Oscars. The wacky mascot appeared on stage at the Dolby Theater on Sunday - first playing the ...

There was nearly a very different nod to Wicked at the start of this year’s Oscar telecast, according to host Conan O’Brien.

If that wasn’t enough, O’Brien rolled out a sandworm from Dune to play chopsticks on a grand piano, followed by a dancing Deadpool pirouetting around the stage. It made no sense, was pointless ...

O’Brien proved to be a terrific host, and the production values of the Oscars as a television presentation were first-rate. And how great was the Sandworm from “Dune 2" on the harp! What a talent.

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Sandworm. Added affiliations with online cyber activist personas Xaknet, Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, and Solntsepek. Added update that Sandworm is associated with Telegram accounts which have ...