A selfie orchestrated during the 86th Academy Awards by host Ellen DeGeneres was , at one point , the most retweeted tweet ever . DeGeneres said she wanted to pay homage to Meryl Streep 's record 18 Oscar nominations by setting a new record with her , and invited twelve other Oscar celebrities to join them , which included Meryl Streep , Julia Roberts , Channing Tatum , Bradley Cooper , Kevin Spacey , Angelina Jolie , Brad Pitt , Lupita Nyong ' o , Jared Leto and Jennifer Lawrence . The resulting photo of the celebrities broke the previous retweet record within forty minutes , and was retweeted over 1.8 million times in the first hour . By the end of the ceremony it had been retweeted over 2 million times , less than 24 hours later , it had been retweeted over 2.8 million times . It beat the previous record , 778,801 , which was held by Barack Obama , following his victory in the 2012 presidential election
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Selfie