One more post about Once

One more little note about Once winning best song. This comes from a story at USA Today:

As best-original-song winners Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova were escorted down the usual route to the press room in the adjacent Renaissance Hotel, they were taken on a detour to an isolated spot in the wings of stage left where host Jon Stewart waits when he's not onstage.

Stewart greeted them with unprecedented news: When the show returned from a commercial, Irglova would get a second chance at the mike. As Stewart explained to her, "They were going to let you say something and (the orchestra) cut you off by mistake." He turned to Hansard, "I wanted to let Marketa say her thanks."

As they waited for the telecast to resume, Hansard leaned over and held his Oscar near Irglova's. "Mar, let's make 'em kiss." She laughed and said, "They are two guys." "But it's Hollywood," Hansard joked.

After Irglova gave a heartfelt speech, Stewart's next joke was a verbatim repetition of the kissing exchange he had just heard.

So Stewart gave her another shot at the stage and Irglova gave him a brand-new joke.