As expected, "La La Land" took home Best Picture... until it didn't.
Hollywood royalty Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway aka "Bonnie & Clyde" presented the night's biggest prize, and after an awkward pause, it was announced that the front-runner musical had taken home Best Picture. La La Land's producer was almost done with his speech until a bombshell was whispered in his ear, which he then relayed to the audience: The real winner was... Moonlight!
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Turns out that Beatty had been given the wrong envelope, as he explained to the crowd; the reason he paused for a moment was that the winner card he took to the stage was for Emma Stone's Best Actress win. Eventually, someone ran out the real Best Picture envelope, and soon enough, director Barry Jenkins and his crew came up on stage to claim the prize. It was one of the most shocking moments in Oscars history, and sure to be talked about for years to come. The fact that the underdog movie won top prize made it all the more unbelievable.
Re-live the madness in the clip above. See some of the reactions below:
Why didn't the producers of the show rush to the stage when the wrong winner had been announced?! I feel bad for #lalaland producers AWKWARD pic.twitter.com/bs2S7rj325
@jes_chastain
Rewind time
@JordanPeele
The way the card is just snatched from Mr Beatty's hand though.... https://t.co/ttzqzyNvmy
@smashleybell
the oscar fiasco is enough drama to keep my gay life force functioning for at least a thousand years
@MattBellassai
Warren Beatty had #alternativefacts. Congrats #Moonlight well deserved!
@ReginaKing
I'm mean ... I just ... that's the craziest thing I've ever been witness to. Huge congrats to Moonlight, which is fantastic. Wow.
@paulfeig
I'm sorry I can't do a Talking Oscars, everyone! You'll have to work this one out for yourselves!
@hardwick
la la land won the popular vote, but moonlight won the electoral college. #AcademyAwards
@AubreyODay
On a more serious note, moonlight has their moment overshadowed by a clerical error. My jaw is on the floor and my heart goes out.
@RobertKazinsky
I wrote the ending of the academy awards 2017. @jimmykimmel we really got them!
@MNightShyamalan
If only the election went like tonight's best picture announcement. Just kidding, we read it wrong. The winner is @HillaryClinton 🎉 #Oscars
@RealMichelleT
The LA LA LAND people were so classy. Amazing. Two great movies.
@kumailn
HOW MANY TIMES IS MOONLIGHT GONNA MAKE ME CRY
The LA LA LAND people were so classy. Amazing. Two great movies.
@kumailn
HOW MANY TIMES IS MOONLIGHT GONNA MAKE ME CRY
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