The Gay Super Bowl...

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Originally Posted by Alex

Don't know if its true yet, but I've seen a couple sites mention a rumor that it was Colin Farrell (the presenter of that award) that started the fuss to get her some time to speak.

Cool if true, and an even more unlikely source for getting a change in the schedule.

According to Access Hollywood, it was all Gil Cates:

Oscar producer Gil Cates said the show director was looking down and queued the music when Hansard finished speaking.
"She was accidentally played off. No one wanted to play her off. … I asked her to come back. I asked Jon to please bring her back. It was a very emotional moment."