francisco, good analysis, but there is something you missed, Hoffman was not playing focker, he was Drunk...its over the internet this morning, he is just one tasting:

"As Dustin Hoffman took the stage with Barbra Streisand Sunday night, Barbra seemed more like a guide dog than a co-presenter. Therefore one must ask the question: Was the 2005 Academy Award for .Best Motion Picture. presented by a drunk? 

Hoffman stumbled through the announcement of the nominees, as Streisand nudged him repeatedly to point out words of the prompter. Even when reading the text, Hoffman struggled to pronounce the names of movies and producers in what seemed like an endless supply of slurred speech. 

As Streisand stated, "As the Oscar goes to," Hoffman again fumbled with the envelope, which was then taken away by Streisand.  After Streisand remarked that she had could not read the winner because she had forgotten her glasses. Hoffman was more than .happy. to whisper it into her ear. "

