Sit back and prepare to tickle your funny bone because the comedy king and queen of American television joined forces for a combat of epic proportions, the only kind of competition that counts; a lip sync battle.

This Annie Leibovitz's photo of Ellen shows her in a completely different light.

Let the dance off begin:

She gave them a holiday. And $10,000.

Oscar viewership was down 16% from last year and reached its lowest point since 2009, with 36.6m people watching the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted awards show on ABC Sunday night.

Samsung says the Oscars selfie that went viral was a “surprise for everyone”, after reports it was part of a pre-planned marketing stunt by the company, a sponsor of the Academy Awards.

Last Sunday, Ellen DeGeneres tweeted a selfie from the Oscars. With over 3.2 million retweets, you've probably already seen it.

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave resisted the force of Gravity to be named best picture at the Oscars today.