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Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Was Part of a $20 Million Samsung Ad Buy With ABC
Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Was Part of a $20 Million Samsung Ad Buy With ABC
Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Was Part of a $20 Million Samsung Ad Buy With ABC
Did you think that bit at the Oscars where host Ellen DeGeneres wandered into the audience to tweet a selfie with A-listers like Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper was a refreshing moment of spontaneity in an otherwise scripted affair? Wrong. The viral photo was actually part of a $20 million Samsung advertising campaign designed to promote the Galaxy Note
Watch Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars Monologue
Watch Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars Monologue
Watch Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars Monologue
The 2014 Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, started off with a bang. The comedienne, who previously hosted seven years ago, took the stage and immediately made it her own. Like any host worth her salt, she took the material given to her and blended it with her own specific persona, giving the telecast a gentle and amusing start.