Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres broke the record for retweets with the selfie crammed by A-list stars in the audience. It was clearly a product placement tactic, later revealed by Ellen's additional tweets on a rival smartphone device. She received fair reviews of her show performance, although it dragged at times. The Hollywood Reporter totally crushed Ellen's performance. Some in the transgender community were irked by Ellen's joke about Liza Minnelli. Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto, a straight male who played a transgender character, was criticized for not mentioning the transgender community in his acceptance speech. For many viewers, Leto's moving speech was the highlight of the night. Jimmy Kimmel promoted his post Oscars special with a cool TV trick. Leonardo DiCaprio failed to win again,