Kristen Stewart clearing her throat didn't bother me like it did some people, but the horror movie tribute that followed felt completely out of place in a ceremony that didn't feature any horror films in the running for Best Picture. Perhaps a sci-fi homage would have been more appropriate, considering Avatar and District 9, but then The Twilight Saga: New Moon's Stewart and Taylor Lautner would have had to present some other award. (Never mind the fact that despite the presence of vampires, werewolves, and — most frightening of all — humans, the Twilight Saga movies aren't really horror films.)
Also, as it's been pointed out elsewhere, what Stewart and Lautner were given to recite was incorrect. There were Oscar-winning horror movies long after The Exorcist, including Alien, Aliens, and The Silence of the Lambs — which won Best Picture.
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I agree with your observation. Kristen's clearing quite frankly didn't bother me at all, but what they presented didn't make sense. It didn't fit in with the show. The fact that the "Twilight Saga: New Moon" was part of the montage of horror films was not appropriate, simply because "New Moon" wasn't a horror film. It think that both Taylor and Kristen should have been given something else to present or whoever put the montage together could have done a better job.
Being given incorrect information to recite at the ceremony is unbelievable. Careless or mindless mistake ? This is incredible.
Kristen did a fine job. Can anyone imagine standing before the people you admire to read bogus material? She and Taylor both did fine, she was gorgeous and has nothing to be ashamed of. Sometimes people hate because they look for negative only. Stay strong Kristen you are a very hard working woman, the good comes with the bad. We love you.