LOS ANGELES >> “I’m Just Ken” is a hard act to follow.

Last year’s Oscars was by all accounts a successful show, with memorable performances and unscripted moments (thanks in part to Emma Stone’s dress), and a winning movie that most people had seen. But the team behind last year’s show is “aiming for the stars” once more.

“We’re feeling the pressure,” said Oscars executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor. “But we’re not ones to rest on our laurels. We always want to push the envelope.”

With just days to go until the 3½-hour live broadcast, airing on ABC and streaming live on Hulu Sunday, March 2, the team behind the show gave The Associated Press a little insight into what to expect.

“We want people when they watch the Oscars to be inspired by the films but also be inspired by the broadcast and feel something like it’s a show that you can watch with your friends and your family and debate on who should have won and who is winning,” Kapoor said. “We want people to have all the feels when they watch the show.”

One of the major things that the producers are excited about this year is their first-time host, Conan O’Brien.

“That alone brings this fresh, invigorated energy,” Kapoor said. O’Brien, he said, has been a “wealth of ideas and imagination” since he accepted the gig and that he and his team are going to keep writing up until the show — and as a veteran of live television, he’s skilled at in-the-moment improvisation as well.

“He is going to be this great, exciting, warm hug and guide us through the night,” said Oscars executive producer Katy Mullan. “He’s got some surprises up his sleeve, which is fantastic because we love to keep people guessing.”

The Oscars this year decided to nix performances of the original songs, but there will still be some big names gracing the stage including “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

Lisa of Blackpink and Doja Cat will also be part of the broadcast, and the producers promised a musical moment that will honor Los Angeles and filmmaking in Hollywood.