Ellen DeGeneres to replace John Stewart as Oscar host

I know last year's Oscar ratings didn't bode well for his return, but I'm still disappointed to learn that Jon Stewart has not been invited back.

Ellen DeGeneres has been tapped to host the 79th Academy Awards next year, marking the third year in a row that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has gone with a celebrity whose contribution to the tube has so far outweighed his or her impact on celluloid. The ceremony will be held Feb. 25, at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

Ellen is irreverent enough but I don't think anyone out there pulls off dry like Stewart. Does it get any better than this?:

Ellen Makes a Date with Oscar [eonline.com]

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