And then the Bagger learned, from the eagle-eared kids at Defamer, that Mr. Rudin “closed his Best Picture acceptance speech with a special mention to ‘my partner, John Barlow. Without you, honey, this is just hardware.’”
The Academy later updated its post, saying that the words had suddenly appeared. Good move, AMPAS. Once somebody has thanked the love of their life in front of tens of millions, the fact that all kinds of people love all kinds of people is pretty much out of the bag.