Hugh Jackman apparently had no idea the Oscar telecast was live. In fact, he didn't even know the cameras were on. "I was just kind of joking around to loosen the crowd up," Jackman stated. During rehearsals, Jackman practiced a completely different routine from what was seen live on Sunday night. There wasn't supposed to be a musical number with Beyonce, or a musical tribute to the movies of 2008. "The routines Hugh learned were different from what you saw in that they weren't utterly and completely sucky," said show producer Chimmy Cheroo.
