Obrist, surrounded by half-drunk cups of coffee, got up to introduce presenters and then sat back down in the front row, where he and Peyton-Jones, who sat by his side, passed notes to each other and to their assistants, who sat behind them.
Through movie magic and some crafty dubbing, Hope was projected, hologram-like, at a podium to crack wise and introduce presenters Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.
Tina Fey introducing award presenter Oprah Our next presenter is a woman known by only one name: Winfrey!
Stewart was brought onto the set of El Bernameg (The Programme) wearing a black hood and introduced by presenter Bassem Youssef as a captured foreign spy.
(Oh, and TechCrunch's Josh Constine was the event "host", which meant that he introduced each presenter and cracked jokes while they took the stage).
But despite introducing younger presenters, the average age of a Radio 1 listener is still 32.
When Harris introduced co-presenters David Oyelowo and Jennifer Aniston – the stars of Selma and Cake, respectively – as "two people who deserve to be here tonight," what exactly did that mean?
It is hard to tell whether he's more struck by the presence of his favourite TV stars than by the orchestra, but the best moments – music aside – combine the two, for example when CBeebies presenters introduce the instruments.
6. Introduce the celebrity presenters for Best Director and let's hope the award goes to Woody Allen because he's witty, and it'll be a short speech.
ONLY AT THE #OSCARS: @jimmykimmel led a group of movie stars to a nearby theatre, surprised the audience with a hotdog cannon, expressed Hollywood's appreciation for moviegoers, and selected one viewer to introduce the next presenters.
2. Introduce the celebrity presenters for Best Supporting Actress, and when she arrives on stage, we'll all listen to her funny/moving/emotional speech for two to five minutes because she's first up and the musical conductor gives her a pass (even though we all start to squirm at the two-minute mark).
