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How did Ellen DeGeneres do as Oscars host?The ratings for the 2014 Oscars were great, but what about the ceremony's host? Ellen DeGeneres has been raked over the coals by critics who found the Academy Awards to be boring and, at times, mean-spirited. But DeGeneres can rest assured that she nailed it for CNN users. Steve McQueen speaks out against modern-day slaveryDirector Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning film may have been about historical slavery, but he doesn't want the world to forget such horrors still exist. During his best picture acceptance speech Sunday night, McQueen made poignant mention of modern-day slavery. Oscars rewind: All the performancesThere were so many musical performances during Sunday's Oscars, we forgot for a moment that we weren't watching the Grammys. Pharrell Williams - in his now trademark hat - got things off to a gleeful start with his performance of "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2." Williams didn't win the best original song Oscar, but he did win for being the only artist who got the nominees on their feet. |
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