# OSCARS:  Was that Ben Stein in the audience?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 26, 2001, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-was-that-ben-stein-in-the-audience/59508 "2001-03-26T06:59:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_s\_Evil\_Twin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Jeremy\_s\_Evil\_Twin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeremy_s_Evil_Twin)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-was-that-ben-stein-in-the-audience/59508/1 "2001-03-26T06:59:24Z")

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Sitting behind and to the left of Julia Roberts. Only saw bits and pieces of the ceremony so I couldn’t positively I.D. him.

J.E.T.

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**Author:** ![Lazarus7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lazarus7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lazarus7)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-was-that-ben-stein-in-the-audience/59508/2 "2001-03-26T08:52:39Z")

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Wow … this might be the most important thing I care about with the Oscars …

I miss Ben Stein’s money … not worth getting cable back for … but I do miss it.

The Oscars over? … were they tonight? … did anyone care? …