Two of the three winners for sound mixing on “The Bourne Ultimatium,” Scott Millan and David Parker, were Oscar vets, and they beamed at the win by their “Oscar virgin” co-nominee Kirk Francis. Francis was unfazed, though, saying “I had two BAFTAs before so I was prepped by my friends across the pond.” He even came prepared with a tiny Hawaiian lei to put around his statuette.

Christopher Rouse, winner for Best Film Editing for “The Bourne Ultimatum,” remembered his father, Russell Rouse, a 1959 Oscar winner for the story of “Pillow Talk.” “My father was the biggest inspiration to me” Rouse said. “First and foremost he taught me about story. I try to tell the story effectively.”

Robert Boyle, the 98-year-old Honorary Oscar recipient admitted that he misses the sense of community of Hollywood in his younger days. “People seemed to be working together more in those days. They're more separate today, and that's what I regret.”

“The Counterfeiters” director Stefan Ruzowitsky wouldn't comment on the controversy over the omissions from this year's foreign-language film category. “Forgive me. It's more important to be nominated than to worry about those who were not nominated,” the helmer said with a smile.

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, winners of Best Song for “Once.”

“We were in a restaurant and we sat down, and we saw, oh my god, that's Melissa Etheridge, she won last year!” Hansard said. “I asked her, ‚ÄòCan I hold the hand that won last year' It was a very amazing moment for us.”