DeGeneres brings gentler tone to Oscars as host
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After two years of ceremonies  emceed by anti-establishment provocateurs, the Oscars on Sunday  turn to a kinder, gentler comic and TV talk show host with a  flair for putting those around her at ease.
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Jon Stewart will get a second shot at hosting the Academy Awards.  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tapped the "Daily Show" anchor to host the 80th annual Oscars, the academy and ABC, which airs the awards, announced Wednesday.  ...
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Ellen DeGeneres has been set to host the 79th Academy Awards
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The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the producer of the Oscar telecast, said they were going full steam ahead with the normal Oscars ceremony.
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The job of hosting the Academy  Awards, one of the most prestigious and demanding assignments  in Hollywood, falls on Sunday to comedian and talk show star  Ellen DeGeneres.
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Daytime talk show host Ellen  DeGeneres drew a million more U.S. TV viewers to the Oscars  than last year's telecast, but some critics found her  easy-going style too low-key for Hollywood's biggest night.
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Satirist and talk show host Jon Stewart is set to host the Oscars next year, a statement said Wednesday, likely giving Hollywood&#39;s biggest night out a political flavor in an election year.
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On the set of his latest movie, Will Ferrell did whatever the little voice in his head told him to do. Luckily, the words arrived in the classy voice of Emma Thompson.
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Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
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Al Gore and his campaign against global warming won big at the Oscars as Hollywood went green on Sunday night. If only politics were that simple.
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From a plug-in hybrid car to the sexy electric Tesla Roadster, celebrities wanting to make a green statement on the way to the red carpet of the Oscars will have plenty of environment-friendly rides this Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - &quot;Miss Congeniality&quot; star Sandra Bullock isn&#39;t feeling too friendly these days.
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Comedian Ellen DeGeneres dominated  the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, winning awards  for best talk show and best host for the fourth consecutive  year. But she said the combative Rosie O&#39;Donnell should have  been honored in her stead.
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LOS ANGELES  - Just in time for the  holidays, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" got a nice gift for the  week ending Dec. 19. The syndicated talker averaged a 2.4  household rating -- its best weekly performance ever.
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Jason Alexander has it on good authority that his job as co-host of the People's Choice Awards on Sunday is unlikely to have a big payoff.
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Producers take heart: It just got a little easier to put your hands on an Oscar.
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From a plug-in hybrid car to the sexy  electric Tesla Roadster, celebrities wanting to make a green  statement on the way to the red carpet of the Oscars will have  plenty of environment-friendly rides this Sunday.