WATCH: Ellen's Oscars Monologue

Hosting the Oscars is the most thankless job in entertainment--just ask Neil Patrick Harris. I'm actually excited for Chris Rock to host this year, especially amid this whole #OscarsSoWhite debacle, but Ellen DeGeneres's monologue about this year's crop of Best Picture nominees almost made me wish she was the tuxedoed comedian hosting on Sunday. There's even a parody in there complete with a couple of starry cameos. Check it out below: