In quite possibly one of the biggest mix-ups in award show history, presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway accidentally declared the wrong winner for Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday night, naming ‘La La Land’ instead of ‘Moonlight’.
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WATCH: ‘La La Land’ announced as #Oscars Best Picture winner, but only until a mistake is realized with ‘Moonlight’ being the real winner. pic.twitter.com/wYsUngcdwe
— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017
It’s safe to say that it was an unprecedented mistake that left everyone totally stunned — and many are still trying to figure out what the hell happened.
Apparently, Beatty and Dunaway were given the incorrect envelope before taking the stage, a story Beatty later confirmed while trying to explain the mix-up.
Watch: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in the biggest #Oscars flub ever. pic.twitter.com/BjBXrX7gi0
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017
As a few Internet investigators have pointed out, the envelope in Beatty’s hand read ‘Actress in a Leading Role,’ which was awarded to Emma Stone for La La Land — and explains why when he showed the card to Dunaway, she read the film’s name aloud.
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“Actress in a Leading Role.”
Don’t blame #WarrenBeatty #Oscars #BestPicture pic.twitter.com/hpVadk1N9n— Ryan Lavender (@RealLavender) February 27, 2017
Further footage shows Beatty looking visibly confused by the card in the envelope, and a few people even noticed him say to Dunaway ‘it says Emma Stone’ while the La La Land crew began to celebrate.
Can you hear a voice at the end of this clip say “It says Emma Stone”? pic.twitter.com/ayfJGqla6I
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 27, 2017