- The Wrap, Friday, August 2, 2013 1:58 PM
In search of a host to attract ratings gold, Academy Awards producers recently chose performers ranging from very non-P.C. comic Seth McFarlane, to blast from the past Billy Crystal, to a duo of
actors ill-suited to the task (James Franco, Anne Hathaway). Now comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres will be taking the reins for the March 2, 2014 live broadcast. She managed to make a
little joke about it, as noted by The Wrap staff: "I am so excited to be hosting the Oscars for the second time. You know what they say - the third time's the charm."
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