Oscars 2014

Ellen's Oscar selfie breaks Twitter

Ellen DeGeneres

@TheEllenShow

If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap

Mar. 2, 2014

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When Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres took her record-breaking "selfie" during the 86th Academy Awards social audiences responded in three ways. First, they retweeted it more than 2 million times. It broke the current record held by @BarackObama. The "Four More Years" post had just more than 780,000 retweets before the Oscars began on Sunday and had was known as the "most retweeted photo ever."

Barack Obama

@BarackObama

Four more years. pic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom

Retweeted by AssignmentDesk1

Nov. 6, 2012

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Perhaps coincidentally, Twitter began experiencing technical issues shortly after Ellen's retweet challenge. @TheAcademy quickly apologized.

The Academy

@TheAcademy

Sorry, our bad. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/VrjKjZ4YGl

Mar. 2, 2014

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Retweets allow only for so much creativity, and Twitter soon began responding with their own interpretations, versions and Photoshopped group shots correctly known as the wefie.

[Z]

@FREEPUZ

Wefie > selfie

Mar. 2, 2014

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Here are a few of our favorites

Kevin Spacey

@KevinSpacey

My photobombing gets better and better! @TheEllenShow #oscars pic.twitter.com/LyOkEFgThT

Mar. 2, 2014

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Isabell Lindalen

@enizabell

En Space(y):ad wefie at the #oscars #wefie2014 #HouseOfCards @KevinSpacey pic.twitter.com/pwg7Z4IvSh

Mar. 2, 2014

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Mother Jones

@MotherJones

We don’t know why but that group Oscar selfie sort of made us think of this photo from Clueless. pic.twitter.com/0hHoWQ4lYo

Mar. 2, 2014

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Jake Fogelnest

@jakefogelnest

RT @TheEllenShow : Having a great time at the Oscars! Here's the selfie we just took! pic.twitter.com/319uAzKdND

Mar. 2, 2014

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samir mezrahi

@samir

That selfie turned out terrible pic.twitter.com/oLSEmzfu1P

Mar. 2, 2014

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Lindy West

@thelindywest

Onstage selfie!!! It's going to be the SECOND MOST RETWEETED PHOTO EVER! #neumos pic.twitter.com/7TCL4XyvyP

Mar. 2, 2014

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RichenneMae

@Chenniferr

we took 2 selfies but @TheEllenShow posted the other one and told me to post this one 😉 pic.twitter.com/G8Et3SQWK2

Mar. 2, 2014

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Itchy's Alphabet

@ItchysAlphabet

“@TheEllenShow : Best photo ever. #oscarst.co”. Our #wefie back to you! pic.twitter.com/9miFUPGc4v

Mar. 2, 2014

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@stylesjdb

I CANT BREATHE SSHAJKAHS HAHAH SELFIE GAME TOO STRONG ELLEN SLAYS AHSHAHA pic.twitter.com/aIj2JcuDeq

Mar. 2, 2014

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Dave Rubin

@RubinReport

This is a selfie. #tytlive @cenkuygur @AnaKasparian @BenMank77 @jimmy_dore @JohnIadarola @ADuralde @matchity @anikoui pic.twitter.com/vV2VN3OUtR

Mar. 2, 2014

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My top 3 #oscarsredcarpet dresses > 1) Jennifer Lawrence 2) @Lupita_Nyongo 3) Kate Hudson.

by Piers Morgan via twitter 3/3/2014 1:28:52 AM
Some #Oscars trivia for you: What was this year’s longest best picture nominee, clocking in at 3 hours? cnn.it/1cvZJc0

by CNN Entertainment via twitter 3/3/2014 1:30:16 AM
And the #Oscars have begun!

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:30:37 AM
We love that @TheEllenShow is so funny right out the box. Teasing June Squibb about her age.

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:32:42 AM
by breehare 3/3/2014 1:32:55 AM
Is she going to win the viewer award tonight? Lupita Nyong'o's stunning blue gown has generated a lot of buzz on Facebook. Over the past hour, there has been more than five times as much chatter about "blue dress" than "gold dress."

by Anna Gonzalez edited by breehare 3/3/2014 1:33:15 AM
So the joke about Liza Minnelli being a Liza Minnelli impersonator ... WOW @The EllenShow #Oscars

by lisa.france edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 1:34:55 AM
Rachel Zoe
@RachelZoe
Can’t get over how stunning everyone looks at the #Oscars tonight #lovemyjob pic.twitter.com/lmkaqBN6Kh
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Anika Chin 3/3/2014 1:35:22 AM
"I won't say movies are the most important thing in the world, because we all know the most important thing is youth." #Ellen

by Boze Herrington via twitter 3/3/2014 1:35:28 AM
by katie.mclaughlin 3/3/2014 1:36:25 AM
"It is the Hunger Games." Yessssssssss @TheEllenShow #Oscars

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:36:36 AM
Jennifer Lawrence's 2013 Oscars fall.

by katie.mclaughlin 3/3/2014 1:37:11 AM
"If you win tonight, I think we should bring you the #Oscar " - @TheEllenShow teasing JLaw about falling

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:37:48 AM
HGgirlonfire.com
@HGgirlonfire
Ellen teasing Jennifer on her fall at last years Oscars is hilarious LOL #Oscar2014
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 3/3/2014 1:38:41 AM
Alex ♥
@ClyoVillalobos
I agree Ellen, Jared Leto is the prettiest.
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 3/3/2014 1:39:28 AM
The Academy
@TheAcademy
Backstage at the #Oscars in the #ArchDigestGreenRoom with @KevinSpacey pic.twitter.com/zqwtW4D2Nv
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 3/3/2014 1:40:24 AM
The Academy
@TheAcademy
She's here! @ladygaga works the Red Carpet. instagram.com/p/lD8wAUSUN9/ #oscars
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 3/3/2014 1:40:29 AM
Cate Blanchett ("Blue Jasmine") looks radiant!

by aimee.schier edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 1:41:23 AM
Best supporting actor goes to @JaredLeto at the #Oscars

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:43:18 AM
Jared Leto's hair is getting so much chatter tonight! There was a popular comparison of Jared to Jesus. So what do we call this man with the mane? Looks like on Facebook, it's "Jared Christ" and not "Jesus Leto."

by Nicole.Saidi 3/3/2014 1:44:19 AM
Moving tribute to his mom from @JaredLeto at the #Oscars Awwwww!

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:44:46 AM
#OscarsForVenezuela gets its first shout-out from @JaredLeto

by lisa.france edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 1:46:00 AM
Is this the scene from "Nebraska" that got Bruce Dern his Oscar nod?

by katie.mclaughlin edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 1:48:01 AM
Chris Cuomo
@ChrisCuomo
#JaredLeto very impressive. Family first. Sensitive words for #Ukraine and #Venezuela and those singled out for who or what they are
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 3/3/2014 1:50:40 AM
by katie.mclaughlin edited by breehare 3/3/2014 1:50:44 AM
This is what we were waiting for! @Pharrell and the hat are back! Love his performance of #Happy #Oscars

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:51:45 AM
The official music video for Pharrell's Oscar-nominated song "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2." Listen to it. We dare you not to dance.

by katie.mclaughlin via YouTube edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 1:52:10 AM
by katie.mclaughlin via YouTube 3/3/2014 1:52:58 AM
Any man that can get Lupita, Meryl and Amy to all dance at the #Oscars is awesome! Go @Pharrell

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 1:53:26 AM
by katie.mclaughlin 3/3/2014 1:54:38 AM
Newsweek
@Newsweek
37 people suffered seizures from Anne Hathaway's dress #Oscars instagram.com/p/lEANl1SyMB/ pic.twitter.com/zwceP9BJgN
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 3/3/2014 1:55:00 AM
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Think you know everything there is to know about the Oscars? Try this trivia question on for size.

Check your answer with our Oscars trivia gallery: Test your Oscars knowledge.

by breehare 3/3/2014 1:55:56 AM
The #Oscar for best costume design is awarded to "The Great Gatsby," which is set in the glamorous 1920s.

by lisa.france edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 1:58:56 AM
Ellen DeGeneres
@TheEllenShow
#Oscars #Blessed #blurry pic.twitter.com/gSo8vYJ34z
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Anika Chin 3/3/2014 1:59:17 AM
"Dallas Buyers Club" wins the hair and makeup award at the #Oscars

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 2:01:27 AM
"The Great Gatsby" won for costume design. In that, it has something in common with the 1974 version -- it also won an Oscar for costume design.

by todd.leopold 3/3/2014 2:02:10 AM
Will there be another movie with lovers Jesse and Celine? Actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy from "Before Midnight."

by aimee.schier edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 2:02:25 AM
So, about Pharrell's fashion choices. "Tuxedo shorts" are getting a lot of mentions tonight, but so is Pharrell's hat. Over the past hour, it's been about the same number of mentions on Facebook.

by Nicole.Saidi edited by forrest.brown 3/3/2014 2:04:01 AM
Ellen DeGeneres
@TheEllenShow
Look who I just found backstage. pic.twitter.com/rp5Mt1sYsx
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Anika Chin 3/3/2014 2:07:08 AM
According to CNN Entertainment Editor Abbey Goodman, Jared Leto is letting people take selfies with his Oscar in the press room.

by katie.mclaughlin 3/3/2014 2:10:29 AM
Looooove this Vine of Pharrell Williams grooving with some of the night's top stars during his performance of "Happy," courtesy People magazine's @turbotales:
Kristin Boehm
@turbotales
Mar. 2, 2014
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by breehare 3/3/2014 2:10:35 AM
Pharrell's Hat
@Pharrellhat
Return of the hat
Mar. 2, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 3/3/2014 2:10:44 AM
Lucky Bradley Cooper gets lottery tix from @TheEllenShow as a runner-up prize. #Oscars

by lisa.france 3/3/2014 2:11:09 AM
We remain undecided about Harrison Ford's earring.

by breehare 3/3/2014 2:11:39 AM
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