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LOS ANGELES — Funnywoman and Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres set the record for most retweeted post of all-time Sunday night at Hollywood’s 86th Academy Awards ceremony.
If only Bradley’s arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
The star-studded photo, snapped by actor Bradley Cooper at DeGeneres’ request, includes the likes of Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and Jared Leto. As of the time of publication, the selfie was shared 2,430,367 times on the microblogging platform, breaking a record set in 2012 by the picture of U.S. President Barack Obama hugging First Lady Michelle Obama after his re-election.
Four more years. pic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012
Laura Olin, who was part of the Obama social media team that sent the tweet, posted:
We had a good run, little tweet. We had a good run. https://t.co/h2rMNvUjg9
— laura olin (@lauraolin) March 3, 2014
Here are the biggest winners of the evening:
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Foreign Language Film: La Grande Bellezza
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Achievement in Directing: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
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