They tried to explain what happened.
There’s always some sort of drama at The Oscars but last night’s blunder was the worst ever. While announcing the award for Best Picture, Warren Beaty and Faye Dunaway accidentally called out La La Land as the winner instead of Moonlight.
The whole cast and crew had made their way on stage before the mistake was clarified and what followed was a very awkward announcement.
Here’s the moment #LaLaLand‘s cast and crew realized there was a mistake. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/XkHzXLJBsX
— Variety (@Variety) February 27, 2017
Warren and Faye insisted that they were handed the wrong envelope but it’s still left people rather confused. The accountancy firm which handles the award envelopes has released a statement on behalf of The Oscars which reads:
The accountancy firm which handles the award envelopes, PWC, have released an official statement on behalf of The Oscars which reads:
“We sincerely apologize to Moonlight, La La Land, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for best picture,” said PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has overseen the Academy’s ballot-counting process for 83 years.
The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation.”
— PwC LLP (@PwC_LLP) February 27, 2017
