Regardless of how viewers reacted, the clear theme that ran through almost all reaction to the spectacle what who exactly the "horse" was. Thankfully, they didn't have to wait long as eagle-eyed fans ...

EXCLUSIVE: Shirley MacLaine wailed during her acceptance speech when she won her Oscar back in 1984 for Terms of Endearment, “I’m gonna cry because this show has been as long as my career!” ...

Additionally, she oversaw awards campaigns for Oscar-winning animated shorts such as The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse and War Is ... joined DreamWorks SKG as Head of Animation Publicity ...