10 things that mattered at the Oscars

from here. Here's #6 on the list:

A forgotten fact about this year's Oscars is that before Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were approached to do this year's hosting, Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr. were asked to co-host the awards. The pair turned down the offer, and while Robert Downey, Jr. was hilarious (per usual) opposite Tina Fey when presenting Best Original Screenplay, it was Ben Stiller who stole the show, coming out dressed up as one of the Na'vi from "Avatar." This is only another in a series of hilarious presentations he's given over the years (look up his 2006 or 2009 presentations) for some technical categories that most viewers regularly don't care about or don't pay attention to. Few presenters are capable of doing that, but Ben Stiller does it regularly.

 WHY?!?!?! RDJ and Stiller hosting would be WAAAAY better than Steve and Alec!!