# Ellen DeGeneres's Oscars selfie

> An Oscars group selfie passed two million retweets before the broadcast ended.

- Owner: Ellen DeGeneres (publisher); Bradley Cooper (photographer)
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2014-03-03
- Milestone date: 2014-03-03
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 31 (Niche, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Real-world spectacle, Response chain, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

DeGeneres posted Cooper's Oscars selfie and asked viewers to retweet it, passing two million before the broadcast ended. Press, parodies and a charity donation followed. The peak anchor records that launch-night milestone rather than a measured attention maximum.

## Timeline

- 2014-03-03 — Ellen DeGeneres (TV) — DeGeneres asked Oscars viewers to help break the retweet record before posting the photograph.
- 2014-03-03 — @TheEllenShow / Bradley Cooper (X) — DeGeneres posted Cooper's group selfie at 03:06 UTC during the live Oscars broadcast.
- 2014-03-03 — The Hollywood Reporter (Press) — THR covered the selfie and reported more than 750,000 retweets in its first 45 minutes.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/ellen-oscars-selfie

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Ellen DeGeneres's Oscars selfie.” Case HIS-01500. Spread Score v1.3: 31/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01500