The epic selfie that broke Twitter Record,1.7 million in less than an hour

The chat show host and prolific tweeter took what is being described as the 'best selfie ever' during her hosting duties, a picture which started off as just her and Meryl Streep but soon expanded to include Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence and Kevin Spacey in a picture taken by Bradley Cooper.
Multi-tasking Ellen then shared the snap on her Twitter page, where it broke the record for most retweets, with 1,076,971 in less than an hour as social media fans went wild for the snap, while continuing to host the show.

However, it did appear as if the picture was part of a promotional stunt for Samsung, which is a big sponsor of the show, as the selfie was taken with her Samsung Galaxy Note 3, a device which she whipped out at various stages during the proceedings.



It was just one in a series of fun moments as Ellen won over the celebrity crowd at the Academy Awards with some gentle teasing but one person was less than impressed.
While Jennifer took jokes about falling over on the red carpet in her stride and Jared Leto laughed as Ellen dubbed him 'the prettiest of them all', Liza Minnelli looked less than impressed when Ellen quipped she thought she was a male impersonator.
Taking to the stage at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, seven years after she last presented, Ellen joked:
'The real Captain Philips is here tonight and the real Philomena and one of the most impressive Liza Minnelli impersonators I've ever seen in my entire life. Good job sir. That is seriously impressive.'
While the audience and Liza's sister Lorna Luft howled with laughter, Liza looked less than amused and merely cracked a small smile.