The 86th Academy Awards were nothing short of spectacular, as host Ellen DeGeneres broke records with her on stage persona and picture-taking expertise.

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The Oscars proved to be a magical night for Lupita Nyong'o, Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto and the entire cast and crew of Best Picture winner, 12 Years a Slave. But, the most entertaining moments came from the host herself as DeGeneres kept Hollywood's A-list on their toes by simply being herself.

Perhaps the biggest moment of the Oscars, besides the touching acceptance speeches from Lupita Nyong'o and other talents, came when DeGeneres gathered a bunch of her celebrity friends to take a simple selfie. Taking a selfie is now a cultural norm, with over 34 million Instagram users posting with the hashtag by the end of 2013. The only difference in this Samsung-snapped pic was the star power that gathered behind the lens.

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Meryl Streep, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kevin Spacey, Julia Roberts, Channing Tatum, Lupita Nyong'o and her brother, Peter all squeezed into to snap the record-shattering picture. The entire segment was brilliantly broadcasted on millions of TV's across the nation, and broke President Obama's previously held record of 780,000 retweets of his picture with his wife, Michelle.

In fact, the picture had so many retweets that it broke Twitter for almost 20 minutes.

Plus, to round out the evening and the close of the 2014 Award Season, DeGeneres snapped selfies with Liza Minelli, Channing Tatum, and even took a live one on-stage during one her hilarious monologues.

DeGeneres proved to be the perfect host for the star-studded event, and even made history while doing it. During a night when the highest honors are awarded to the film industry's most prestigious players, DeGeneres set a rare tone for the evening that reminded everyone in the room that the power of making others laugh is an art too.

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