AFTER THE OSCARS.Big night intoxicating in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. for DeGeneres A day after her triumph hosting the Oscars, Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. took her talk show's fans on an emotional tour of her big night. "Did you see the Oscars last night?" she asked her studio audience faux-innocently on a special live episode, seen on tape delay in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . "I didn't. I was busy." Calling the event "a crazy, crazy night," DeGeneres joked, "I'm still drunk, I'll tell ya. Has anyone seen my shoe from last night?" During the show, DeGeneres confessed that she had injured her hand on the tambourine tambourine (tăm'bərēn`), musical instrument of the percussion family, having a narrow circular frame and a single parchment drumhead, with metal plates or jingles set in the frame. she played at the end of her opening monologue, causing it to swell up. "I wanted so badly to put my hand in my vodka on the rocks, but the moisturizer mois·tur·iz·er n. A cosmetic lotion or cream applied to the skin to counter dryness. moisturizer n → crema hidratante moisturizer moist n would've ruined the drink," she quipped. She also revealed that Steven Spielberg sent her flowers when she was first announced as host, along with a little piece of advice: "Don't look at the people in the first three rows. Look way in the back of the theater; those are the ones who are going to laugh. "People in the front are too nervous." DeGeneres admitted that she didn't suffer from any nerves until about 30 seconds before going onstage. "Your brain plays with you: 'What if you don't talk? What if words don't come out?'" She spoke hypothetical gibberish and wondered, "What if Jack Nicholson's the only one who understands me?" -- David Kronke Viewership up for Oscars show Despite a nearly four-hour running time, the Oscars pulled in an average 39.9 million Sunday night. ABC's telecast of "The 79th Annual Academy Awards" was up a bit over last year, earning a 14.0 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to ABC's fast national Nielsen ratings. Last year's show earned a 13.9. ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. noted the show was the most-watched entertainment broadcast of the season. -- Daily News CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Ellen DeGeneres and partner Portia de Rossi Portia de Rossi, born Amanda Lee Rogers on January 31, 1973, is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the television series Arrested Development. arrive at the annual Vanity Fair Oscar party at Morton's in West Hollywood. Danny Moloshok/Associated Press |
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