 Ellen DeGeneres to host the Oscars for second time August 3, 2013 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. chat show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres is to host the Oscars for a second time, according to BBC News. "I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time. You know what they say - the third time's the charm," joked the presenter. DeGeneres hosted the 79th Academy Awards in 2007, watched by a TV audience of 39.9 million. She also received an Emmy nomination. The Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2014. The chat show host also tweeted the news herself: "It's official: I'm hosting the #Oscars! I'd like to thank @TheAcademy, my wife Portia and, oh dear, there goes the orchestra." she joked. Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said she was the perfect choice as "there are few stars today who have Ellen's gift for comedy, with her great warmth and humanity". Cheryl Boone Isaacs who was elected to be president of the Academy just days ago said she "agreed immediately that Ellen is the ideal host for this year's show," adding, "We're looking forward to an entertaining, engaging and fun show." DeGeneres will be seen as a safe pair of hands a year after an edgier performance by Seth McFarlane. The Family Guy creator came in for a lot of criticism for what Variety called "the most over-analyzed three-hour job in Hollywood".   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora  To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar.Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |
