that degeneres was chosen as host should please critics who were unhappy with this year 's master of ceremonies , seth macfarlane .
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she promptly endorsed the selection of the two producers and said her first order of business ellen degeneres will host the oscars .
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ellen degeneres will host this year 's oscars .
in april , it rehired producers craig zadan and neil meron to produce next year 's 86th academy awards , which will air march 2 on abc .
i 'd like to thank , my wife portia and , oh dear , there goes the orchestra .
 
the comedian and talk show host made the announcement via her twitter feed on friday .