What the heck was Halle Berry thinking during her babbling acceptance speech at the Academy Awards on Sunday?

	"And ... uh ... I'd really like to thank ... my lawyer!!!"

A. She was trying to demonstrate that writers really are important in Hollywood.

B. She was already "in character" for her next starring role -- the sister of Chris Tucker's intergalactic transvestite radio host/hysteric in "The Fifth Element II."

C. She had just seen her sex scene with Billy Bob Thornton in "Monster's Ball" for the first time.

D. She wanted to see how Whoopi Goldberg would follow that.

E. She had just seen Gwyneth Paltrow's dress for the first time.

F. After four-plus hours, she figured no one was watching the Oscars any longer.