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  • - I HAD A LOT OF FUN HOSTING THE OSCARS.

  • THERE WAS A CAMERA FOLLOWING ME AROUND

  • FROM THE DAY THAT WE STARTED REHEARSING

  • ALL WEEK AND ALL BACKSTAGE THROUGHOUT THE SHOW.

  • I WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT

  • ABOUT THE--WHAT HAPPENED BEHIND THE SCENES RIGHT NOW.

  • - LIVE FROM THE DOLBY THEATRE

  • AT HOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND,

  • IT'S THE OSCARS.

  • LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

  • PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HOST,

  • ELLEN DEGENERES.

  • [upbeat funky music]

  • - I TOLD YOU WHAT I DID OVER THE SUMMER,

  • AND I FORGOT TO MENTION SOMETHING PRETTY BIG.

  • I ACTUALLY AGREED TO HOST THE ACADEMY AWARDS AGAIN.

  • [cheers and applause]

  • [singing] - OOH

  • CRAZY'S WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT ME

  • all: TOO QUICK FOR THE LINES THEY THROW

  • - GOTTA FEEL IT

  • BODY TAKES CONTROL

  • REALLY NEED IT, NEED IT

  • - WE SEEM WAY OFF.

  • - I SHOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE. YOU KNOW, SHE'S THE HOST.

  • - I'M NOT ON CAMERA ANYMORE, AM I?

  • [laughter]

  • - [singing] HERE WE GO

  • FEEL IT IN MY SOUL

  • REALLY NEED IT, NEED IT

  • - YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL RIGHT THOUGH, RIGHT?

  • - WELL, WHEN I'M BEHIND IT, IT'S BETTER.

  • - YEAH.

  • - WHAT I DON'T WANT IS IT TO START COMING UP

  • WHEN I'M STANDING RIGHT OVER IT.

  • THAT WOULD BE--

  • - [singing] IT MIGHT SEEM CRAZY

  • WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY

  • - OH, MY GOD, BONO, COULD YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF ME?

  • - WHEN I TURN THE CORNER,

  • GETTING CLOSE TO THE THEATRE,

  • WHAT'S IT LIKE TO LOOK UP AND SEE YOURSELF THERE?

  • - THAT'S NORMALLY IN MY YARD.

  • AND I MOVED IT HERE TO HELP THEM OUT.

  • [singing] - GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT

  • AND DON'T HOLD IT BACK

  • - YEAH

  • - HEY, EVERYBODY.

  • BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

  • BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

  • BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

  • YOU'RE NOT GONNA KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

  • I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU KNOW.

  • [laughter]

  • - [singing] BECAUSE I'M HAPPY

  • CLAP ALONG IF YOU KNOW

  • - I THINK I MIGHT JUST SAY I'M TRYING

  • TO BREAK THE RECORD FOR THE MOST RETWEETED PICTURE.

  • I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE JUMPS IN THIS PICTURE.

  • I KEEP THINKING--I MEAN, THAT WILL BE AMAZING

  • IF EVERYONE REALLY GETS IN.

  • - MM-HMM.

  • - SEEMS TO ME LIKE WE NEED TO FIND A SOMMELIER A LITTLE BIT.

  • - DO I NEED TO SAY SHE'S FROM KENYA?

  • SHE'S KENYAN? AND--

  • [laughter]

  • AND HE IS FROM SOMALIA?

  • SOMMELIER.

  • [laughter]

  • WHO'S THE WINE CAPTAIN NOW?

  • [laughter]

  • JUST SO PROUD OF THE JOKE.

  • - [singing] CLAP ALONG

  • IF YOU FEEL LIKE HAPPINESS IS THE TRUTH

  • 'CAUSE I'M HAPPY

  • CLAP ALONG IF YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS TO YOU

  • BECAUSE I'M HAPPY

  • CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANNA DO

  • - THE LIGHTS ARE NOW DIM.

  • PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO TAKE THEIR SEATS.

  • AND THE OSCARS IS ABOUT TO START.

  • [contemplative piano music]

  • - HERE WE GO.

  • HEY, YOU.

  • [laughter]

  • - OH, MY GOD, THAT WAS SO QUICK.

  • - HI.

  • - WAIT--WAS THAT ME THAT YOU SAID THAT TO?

  • - YES. - OH.

  • IT WAS, OH, MY GOD.

  • I WAS LIKE, "HOW PRESUMPTUOUS."

  • - ARE YOU GOING OUT NOW? 'CAUSE WE'RE STARTING.

  • WE SHOULD PROBABLY-- - YEAH, I NEED TO GO SIT DOWN.

  • - I THINK YOU SHOULD. - YOU SHOULD GO GET ONSTAGE.

  • - ALL RIGHT. - OKAY.

  • - I'LL BE LOOKING AT YOU.

  • - HAVE A GREAT SHOW.

  • - THANK YOU!

  • BYE-BYE!

  • [cheers and applause]

  • - PLEASE WELCOME YOUR HOST,

  • ELLEN DEGENERES.

  • [inspiring music]

  • - AND I THINK YOU SHOULD THINK OF YOURSELVES AS WINNERS.

  • NOT ALL OF YOU, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO'VE WON BEFORE SHOULD

  • THINK OF YOURSELVES...

  • AS WINNERS.

  • AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

  • "ELLEN, THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.

  • "YOU'VE BEEN CHOSEN TO HOST,

  • AND THAT'S SORT OF THE HIGHEST AWARD THERE IS."

  • THANK YOU.

  • THANK YOU.

  • - [singing] CITY OF ANGELS

  • DOWN IN THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS

  • - I LOVE YOU, BABY.

  • - BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

  • - BLEH, BLEH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

  • THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT IT'S GONNA SOUND LIKE.

  • - DID I MESS YOU UP?

  • - I'M GONNA GO OUT AND SAY EXACTLY THAT NOW.

  • CRUSHING. ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING RIGHT NOW.

  • - OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. LOOK AT US.

  • - NICE.

  • - [singing] CITY OF ANGELS

  • DOWN IN THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS

  • [laughter]

  • - KEVIN'S FACE.

  • - YES.

  • - AND HERE ARE THE NOMINEES--

  • - JARED LETO JUMPING IN-- HE RAN OVER.

  • - WHEN I LOOK DOWN AT THIS GOLDEN STATUE,

  • MAY IT REMIND ME AND EVERY LITTLE CHILD

  • THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE FROM,

  • YOUR DREAMS ARE VALID.

  • THANK YOU.

  • [cheers and applause]

  • - OH, MY GOD.

  • - HOW DID I DO?

  • - YOU WENT, AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SPEECH.

  • IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

  • - THANK YOU.

  • - OKAY, GOOD. COME ON.

  • LET'S GO.

  • - HOLD THESE.

  • - ALL RIGHT.

  • GUESS WHAT? PIZZA'S HERE.

  • [cheers and applause]

  • - [singing] HOME

  • HOME

  • - I LOVE YOU.

  • [laughter]

  • - YOU'RE DOING GOOD. - OH.

  • OH, GOD, WHICH WAY DO I GO?

  • - I DON'T KNOW. GOOD LUCK.

  • - COME ON.

  • - SHE'S RUNNING.

  • [laughter]

  • - HI. - HI, HOW ARE YOU?

  • - HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD TO SEE YOU.

  • - YOU'RE KILLING IT. - OH, THANKS.

  • - SO... - WE BROKE THE RECORD.

  • - WITH THAT PICTURE? - WELL, I'M SHOCKED.

  • [laughter]

  • - NO. - WE CRASHED TWITTER.

  • WE MADE HISTORY.

  • - THAT'S AMAZING. - OH, MY GOD.

  • - WE MADE HISTORY. - OH, MY GOD.

  • - YEAH.

  • - ONE OF US SHOULD HAVE FLASHED A BOOB.

  • THAT'S THE ONLY WAY--WE WOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN THE INTERNET.

  • - NEXT YEAR--WE HAVE TIME.

  • - ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. - WE HAVE TIME.

  • - THEY SAID-- THEY SAID THAT YOU--

  • - I QUIT, AND YOU'RE TAKING OVER?

  • - WELL-- [laughs]

  • - YOU CAN FINISH IT. FINISH IT FOR ME.

  • - LISTEN, ELLEN HAD TO LEAVE.

  • AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...

  • "12 YEARS A SLAVE."

  • [cheers and applause]

  • - THAT'S IT. GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.

  • BYE-BYE.

  • [cheers and applause]

  • WHOO!

  • OOH!

  • [cheers and applause]

  • - ALL RIGHT.

  • - I CAN'T EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE ENOUGH FOR

  • HOW HARD EVERYBODY WORKED.

  • THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU ALL.

  • all: CHEERS!

  • [cheers and applause]

  • - I MEAN IT. THANK YOU ALL.

  • SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK. THANK YOU.

  • WE'LL BE BACK WITH SARAH JESSICA PARKER.

- I HAD A LOT OF FUN HOSTING THE OSCARS.

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