Ellen Degeneres brought her distinctive charm to the Oscars, making her second round of hosting duties a triumph of humour, warmth and general ability to laugh at the whole thing.
In an evening she conducted with panache throughout, here were, arguably, her best bits:
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At one point, Ellen was ordering in the pizzas, and handing them out
- Congratulating the Liza Minelli impersonator, until she 'realised' it was, in fact, Liza Minelli.
- Picking on Jennifer Lawrence from the beginning, cleverly leaning on J-Law's own popularity, and ability to trip up (again!) and still be laughing - until Ellen found her own rhythm.
- The neat little gag about people missing their mark - all delivered while half-way out of shot, and then walking back in.
- Wandering around the auditorium, greeting A-listers like old friends, which most of them are.
A kiss from Bradley Cooper seals a cracking night for Ellen
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