THE 79TH ACADEMY AWARDS¨ – No job is too small for Ellen DeGeneres (pictured), the host of the biggest night in television, the 79th Academy Awards. It will be DeGeneres’ first time as Oscar¨ host, as well as her first appearance on an Academy Awards telecast. The 79th Oscar telecast will air on Sunday, February 25, 2007 on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/ANDREW ECCLES)