5 Thoughts on Why the Academy Picked Ellen DeGeneres As Oscar Host
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5 Thoughts on Why the Academy Picked Ellen DeGeneres As <m> Oscar </m> Host
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8 / 2 / 13 at 1 : 30 PM
5 Thoughts on Why the Academy Picked Ellen DeGeneres As <m> Oscar </m> Host
We've got an Oscar host !
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced this morning that Ellen DeGeneres would return to the Academy Awards as emcee , marking her second hosting stint .
Over the past few years , AMPAS has gone to great lengths to pick a host who'd make some noise : Whether it was the pairing of James Franco and Anne Hathaway in 2011 , the aborted choice of Eddie Murphy as host for the 2012 Oscars , or Seth MacFarlane's pick last year , the Academy has seemed hell - bent on finding a host who might draw curious viewers — particularly , the elusive young male demographic — to the telecast .