Ellen DeGeneres Hosting 2014 Oscars

The 86th Academy Awards will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. Producers had interest in bringing back Seth MacFarlane but he decided to withdraw from consideration for the taxing and highly-scrutinized gig. DeGeneres hosted in 2007 in what was considered by many to be a safe and largely boring show though she still received an Emmy nomination for it.

DeGeneres: “I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time. You know what they say — the third time’s the charm”

The 2014 edition of The Oscars takes place on March 2 and airs on ABC.