Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Host the Oscars
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Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Host the <m> Oscars </m>
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Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Host the <m> Oscars </m>
Posted August 2nd , 2013 at 5 : 19 pm
Television icon Ellen DeGeneres will return to host the Oscars® for a second time , producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today .
“ We are thrilled to have Ellen DeGeneres host the Oscars , ” said Zadan and Meron .
“ I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time .
You know what they say - the third time's the charm , ” said DeGeneres .
“ I agreed with Craig and Neil immediately that Ellen is the ideal host for this year ’ s show , ” said Cheryl Boone Isaacs , Academy President .
“ It is an honor to welcome back Ellen DeGeneres as the host of the biggest entertainment celebration of the year , ” said Paul Lee , president , ABC Entertainment Group .
"We very much look forward to having her back on ABC for Oscar Sunday . ”
DeGeneres hosted the 79th Academy Awards in 2007 , for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for “ Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program . ”