Ellen DeGeneres to host the Oscars
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Ellen DeGeneres to <m> host </m> the Oscars
Published August 02 , 2013
Ellen DeGeneres will host the Oscars for a second time next year , the Academy announced Friday .
"We are thrilled to have Ellen DeGeneres host the Oscars , " producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said in a statement .
DeGeneres announced the news in a tweet : "It's official : I'm hosting the #Oscars !
I'd like to thank @TheAcademy , my wife Portia and , oh dear , there goes the orchestra . "
"I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time .
You know what they say - the third time's the charm , " she added in a statement .
The television personality hosted the 79th Academy Awards in 2007 , becoming only the second woman to host the ceremony solo , following Whoopi Goldberg's four stints in 1994 , 1996 , 1999 and 2002 .