Ellen DeGeneres Tapped to Host Oscars

Ellen DeGeneres tapped to host the 79th Academy Awards telecast
upcoming in February

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 8, 2006

(AP) Ellen DeGeneres has been tapped to host next year's Oscars, the
Academy of Motions Pictures Arts and Sciences said Thursday.

It will be the comedian and TV talker's first time hosting the Oscars
show and first appearance on the award show. She has hosted the
Primetime Emmy Awards telecast twice and co-hosted it once, and hosted
the Grammys twice.

"Ellen DeGeneres was born to host the Academy Awards," said producer

Barry Margolin...

I think that statement belongs in the dictionary entry for "hyperbole".

Laura Ziskin in a statement. "I can already tell she is going to set
the bar very high for herself and therefore for all of us involved in
putting on the show. Now all we need is a lot of great movies."

The 79th Annual Academy Awards are scheduled to be broadcast live from
the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 25. This year's
Oscarcast, in March, was fronted by "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart.

DeGeneres is the host of the syndicated talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres
Show," which has won 15 Daytime Emmys since going on the air in 2003.

DeGeneres also starred in the ABC sitcom "Ellen," which aired between
1994 and 1998, and the CBS sitcom, "The Ellen Show," which ran
2001-2002. She has also been a regular in films and has authored
several books.

"When Laura Ziskin called, I was thrilled," said DeGeneres in a
statement. "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."

Anthony D. Langford...

I love Ellen and think she's a great choice. However, I don't know what was
wrong with Jon Stewart. I think he did a nice job and should've been asked

Hunter Rose...

Stewart mocked Hollywood along with everything else - a
cardinal sin (in Hollywood).

back.

Harkness...

How do you know he wasn't?

John Harkness

Anthony (is this Hollywood's way of telling us they're not homophobic?)

Where the hell is the...

hmm let's see .... another reason NOT TO WATCH....havent done so
in 1000 years.,... and Ellen wont change the pattern. Come on folks..
how many people just cant wait TO SEE her ?????????????????