Ellen DeGeneres To Host 2014 Academy Awards

Ellen DeGeneres is set to host the 86th annual Academy Awards next year.

The chat show star made the announcement that she will oversee Hollywood’s biggest night in 2014, via Twitter.

Ellen DeGeneres will host this year’s Oscars. DeGeneres herself announced the news on Twitter, writing “It’s official: I’m hosting the #Oscars!”…

It’s official: I’m hosting the #Oscars! I’d like to thank @TheAcademy, my wife Portia and, oh dear, there goes the orchestra. — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) August 2, 2013

DeGeneres previously hosted the Oscars in 2007, a stint that earned her an Emmy Award nomination.

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are returning to produce the Oscars broadcast for the second year in a row. The producers said in a joint statement…

“We are thrilled to have Ellen DeGeneres host the Oscars. 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.”

What do you think of this news? Are you excited to see Ellen returning as Oscars host? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below or tweet us @rukkle.

Source – Ellen Show on Twitter

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