A major part of the Oscars is not the awards ceremony but the pre & post parties – where lots of networking happens – and here’s just two of the poor delusional souls who think they can aim for so much more…. Word is now that she's given an Oscar worthy perfromance in Precious (according to her), Mariah Carey is busting to meet Woody Allen…saying the legendary filmmaker is her dream director.

"I've never met him, but Bullets Over Broadway is one of my favorite movies ever," Carey told a reporter backstage at the Oscars. "I can quote every word. I think it's amazing."

Clearly she’d like people to focus on her performance in PRECIOUS and forget her performance in GLITTER! She also added "I'm going to try to be careful about what I do," she said. "You've got to work with people who bring you to another level, and you have to surround yourself with people you can fully give yourself to."

Meanwhile, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL'S Zac Effron wants to be introduced to JAMES CAMERON – telling a reporter "It would be great to shake his hand," Efron said. "Avatar was a breakthrough in so many ways. You walked away and just wanted to live in that world. It's like the first time you saw Jurassic Park."