Cameron Diaz: Jude, when we're making movies... um, wait. I'm sorry. They didn't fix the Teleprompter.
Steve Carell: Okay, so this was originally written for Cameron and Jude Law, but I stepped in at the last minute.
[audience laughs]
Cameron Diaz: Thanks, Jude... I mean, Steve.
Steve Carell: Yep.
Cameron Diaz: The truth is, both Steve and I are big fans of animated films. Here are some of the stars of this year's films, to talk about being nominated, and what it means to them.
Barbara Walters: [off-screen] What would winning an Oscar mean to you?
Mr. Fox: [all of the animated characters, in separate "prerecorded" videos, sit in nearly identical "director" chairs with a poster of the film they're in to their left; Mr. Fox sits with a rabbit girl applying his makeup] Well, of course it's a tremendous honor to be nominated with such a prestegious group. I mean, these are all highly accomplished films - they are the best of the best. Look at this, look at, uh
[Mole hands him a piece of paper]
Mr. Fox: Princess and the... What's the Secret of Kells? These are all cartoons!
[turns around]
Mr. Fox: I thought we got nominated like a real movie!
Coraline Jones: Well... It would get my mom off my back. You know, like if she said "CORALINE! GO TO BED!" I could say "Mom, I've got an Academy Award!" or "Tidy your room!" "Oscar, mom. Deal with it."
[the Cat pops his head out of the bag hanging on her chair and meows]
Coraline Jones: [to the Cat] Oh. That won't work, will it?
Aisling: Well, just being nominated is brilliant, because more people will discover our film - and me! And I got to go all the way from Ireland. I might get to meet that nice Mr. Merten, with the lovely silver hair - like mine!
Prince Naveen: [as a frog] Oh, you know, just to be nominated...
[Louis the Alligator falls down on Naveen and squashes him]
Louis: [unaware of what he has done] We won! We won! Oh, this moment is so much bigger than me... This moment is for all the nameless, faceless gators who came before me...
Prince Naveen: [muffled] You!
[Louis turns to show us Naveen on his bottom, squished]
Prince Naveen: It is just a nomination!
Louis: [embarrased] Ehh... This isn't gonna end up on YouTube, is it?
[audience laughs]
Barbara Walters: [off-screen, to Carl] So what does this nomination mean to you?
Carl Fredricksen: [Dug the dog is sitting next to him; Carl puts his hand to his ear] Huh? What?
Dug: What is that?
[goes up to the camera]
Dug: I will explore it now!
[sniffs and licks the camera]
Carl Fredricksen: Dug! Stop that!
Dug: This is not food.
Carl Fredricksen: Get down! Hey! Here!
Carl Fredricksen: [a man offscreen, not Carl, of a different actor, says this] Hey, look here! A squirrel!
Dug: Squirrel?
[he runs off, knocking down lights and the poster in the process]
Carl Fredricksen: Ah, for the love of Pete...
