Yep, we’re really in the thick of awards stew: The Golden Globes take place this Sunday. The SAG Awards are next Saturday. The Producers Guild Awards are the day after that, followed six days later by the Directors Guild Awards. And just a few weeks later, everything will build to a fever pitch when we finally reach the season’s biggest, glitziest event: the BAFTAs.
Just kidding! (Unless you happen to be reading this from the U.K., in which case… I’m still just kidding.) I’m speaking, of course, about the 86th Annual Academy Awards, which will be helmed by repeat host Ellen DeGeneres. And just to stoke your excitement further, the Academy has just released the show’s first official poster — featuring a relaxed, smiley DeGeneres wearing a snazzy tux and hanging with her pal Oscar. As she told her pal Justin Timberlake via Twitter:
I be on my suit & tie RT @jtimberlake "@TheEllenShow: I'm gonna host the Oscars http://t.co/dpwGkC2TdH" You're gonna CRUSH IT! Not literally—
Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 08, 2014
(Don’t you love famous friendships?)
The 2014 Academy Awards air Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC. Dress up sweet and sharp; you know Ellen will.
