Oscar Blunder: ‘La La Land’ wrongly declared as Best Picture Winner over ‘Moonlight’

Hollywood's biggest night, the 89th Academy Awards, ended on a rather dramatic note after presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway wrongly announcedDamien Chazelle's musical 'La La Land' as the winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, and later called on stage the team of 'Moonlight' to accept their award.

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It wasn't until the makers of 'La La Land' along with the cast and crew walked up on stage to accept the award and were midway through the acceptance speech that they were interrupted to announce that there was a mistake. It was then announced that Barry Jenkins' 'Moonlight' was in fact the winner.


This shocker came after 'La La Land' picked up top honours of the night which included Best Director Damien Chazelle+ and Best Actress in a Leading Role to Emma Stone.

However, the makers of 'La La Land' graciously made way for team 'Moonlight' who were ecstatic about the turn of events. As the teams of both films stood awkwardly on stage, Beatty explained he had been given the wrong envelope to open. It is being said that Beatty was handed over the envelope of 'Best Actress in a Leading Role' - a distinction that was won by Emma Stone+ for 'La La Land'. Having opened the envelope, the veteran actor was seen pondering over the name mentioned on the card. After a bit of deliberation, Beatty urged Dunaway to make the announcement, who went ahead to proclaim 'La La Land' as the winner.

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