Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed that she will be hosting the Oscars in 2014! The daytime talkshow queen hosted the Academy Awards back in 2005, which earned her an Emmy nomination.
"It's official: I'm hosting the #Oscars! I'd like to thank @TheAcademy, my wife Portia and, oh dear, there goes the orchestra," DeGeneres Tweeted.
“We are thrilled to have Ellen DeGeneres host the Oscars,” said producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron in a statement. “As a longtime friend, we had always hoped to find a project for us to do together and nothing could be more exciting than teaming up to do the Oscars. There are few stars today who have Ellen’s gift for comedy, with her great warmth and humanity. She is beloved everywhere and we expect that the audience at the Dolby Theatre, and in homes around the globe, will be as excited by this news as we are.”
This also marks the second year that Zadan and Meron act as producers for the telecast after debuting last year with host Seth MacFarlane.
The Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 2, 2014. What do you think of Ellen hosting the Academy Awards?
Check Ellen's opening Oscar monologue from 2005.
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