LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named Friday as the host of the 2014 Academy Awards.
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DeGeneres won a Primetime Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program” as the host of the 79th Academy Awards in 2007.
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