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The Wolf Files: Oscar Goofs, Gaffes and Blunders

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The Oscar D'Amore Award: To Cuba Gooding Jr., who exclaimed "I love you" 14 times — thanking everyone from God to Tom Cruise — after winning Best Supporting Actor for Jerry Maguire in 1996. Even after the orchestra interrupted him, he continued: "Everybody who was involved in this, I love you! I love you! I love you!"

The Nature Calls Award: To Meryl Streep, who left her just-claimed Oscar for Kramer vs. Kramer on the back of a toilet during the 1979 festivities.

The Au Naturel Award: To actor David Niven. In 1974, a streaker ran behind him as he was announcing the Best Picture award. The nudist flashed a peace sign — not to mention the Full Monty — to a shocked audience. Without missing a beat, Niven said the man would always be remembered "for his shortcomings."

The Silent Oscar Award: To Hal Roach, who received a special honor in 1991 for bringing Laurel & Hardy and many other classics to the big screen. Billy Crystal introduced him, and the audience gave him a booming ovation. But when everyone sat down, Roach, a centenarian, began speaking without a mike. The audience and TV viewers just stared for several moments, unable to hear him. Crystal quipped, "I think that's fitting since Mr. Roach started in silent film." It was Roach's last public appearance. He died six months later.

The Give This Guy Viagra Award: To Roberto Benigni, the 1998 double Oscar winner (Best Actor, Best Foreign Film) for Life Is Beautiful. In broken English he proclaimed, "My body is in tumult … I would like to be … lying down and making love to everybody." He later added, "I am-a so happy, I want to wag-a my tail!"

Hey, Are You Guys Against Me? Award: To 1964 presenter Sammy Davis Jr., who was handed an envelope for the wrong award. Representatives from Oscar's counting unit at Price Waterhouse had to rush onstage to stop him from blurting out a mistake. He quipped, "Wait'll the NAACP hears about this."

The You Can See Me Now Award: To Barbra Streisand. She and Katharine Hepburn tied for Best Actress in 1968. In the excitement, Babs tore her Scaasi bellbottoms on her way to collect the statue. Then, under the spotlight, her outfit appeared distressingly see-through. She raised her Oscar and said to it, "Hello, gorgeous!"

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