The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010 TV Special)

George Clooney: Self - Nominee, Mr. Fox

Quotes 

• 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...