Oscar names new conductor

The next time an Academy Award winner’s acceptance speech runs long, a new conductor will strike up the band to play them off.

Michael Giacchino, whose credits include “Ratatouille” and “Lost,” has been tapped as music director for the upcoming Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.

Giacchino, who’s never conducted a live telecast before, said he’s hoping to inject some Hollywood nostalgia into the ceremony when he leads the orchestra pit for the Feb. 22 ceremony at the Kodak Theatre.