To be precise, Oscar himself said nothing whilst the host of the 75th Academy of Motion Picture Arts andSciences awards tried to keep anti-war protest under wraps. Oscar remained typically impassive as SteveMartin's comic ad-libs failed to shake off the intervention of Michael Moore, Pedro Almodovar and a handful ofothers. Almodovar called on "all the people to raise their voices in favour of peace". Thecheers were not universal but the balance tipped heavily towards applause.