The 82nd Annual Academy Awards2010

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] Princess and the... What's the Secret of Kells? These are all cartoons! [turns around] 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] 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] 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...