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| February 24, 2007 |
| Ellen DeGeneres Set To Host Academy Awards |
It’s been announced that Ellen DeGeneres will be the host of the upcoming Academy Awards, making her the second female to host the event on her own, only behind Whoopi Goldberg.
Ellen, who is currently in a relationship with Portia de Rossi, seems to many to be a ‘safe’ choice by the Academy. She’s known to be easy going, a little dry and self-deprecating, which is a dramatic turn from the last two hosts – Jon Stewart and Chris Rock, both who are known for being risky and abrasive. DeGeneres certainly has the qualifications to host the event, having a talk show that has won 15 daytime Emmy’s since it began in 2003. With the talk show, she regularly gets the chance to talk to everyone from Cameron Diaz to Donald Trump.
Also to her credit, Ellen hosted the Emmy’s just after the September 11th attacks. She managed to handle it quite well, in light of the carnage that was taking place around it, opening with the line – “terrorists can’t take away our creativity, our striving for excellence, our joy. Only network executives can do that.”
Ellen has stated that she is thrilled to be hosting the event. In a statement she said, “When Academy Awards Producer Laura Ziskin called, I was thrilled. There’s two things I’ve always wanted to do in my life. One is to host the Oscars. The second is to get a call from Laura Ziskin. You can imagine that day’s diary entry.”
While the phone call from Ziskin probably was not on the list, we get the point. |
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