While presenting awards, Sigourney Weaver and Pedro Pascal -- stars of this year's "Star Wars" film "The Mandalorian & Grogu" -- performed a bit that featured Grogu (also known as Baby Yoda) in the audience.
And Vogue doyenne Anna Wintour alongside Oscar winner Anne Hathaway delivered a humorous sketch that doubled as promo for the forthcoming "The Devil Wears Prada 2," to be released this spring.
Marvel cinematic universe stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. also reunited onstage ahead of the release of "Avengers: Doomsday" later this year.
CONAN'S JOKES
Host Conan O'Brien nodded to politics and pulled a few punches, some with global appeal and a few one-liners for the insiders.
"It's great to be back hosting the Oscars. Last year, when I hosted, Los Angeles was on fire. But this year, everything's going great," he joked, pausing for effect.
O'Brien also had a pointed industry remark for Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos: "It's his first time in a theater."