🏆Moonlight won Best Picture, but La La Land was initially announced as the winner.
💌The envelopes containing the winners' names were mishandled, leading to the mix-up.
💁♀️Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the presenters, mistakenly announced La La Land as the winner.
💼Accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers were responsible for handing out the envelopes, but they made a critical error.
🔁The mistake was quickly corrected, and Moonlight was rightfully awarded Best Picture.
How did the mistake happen at the Oscars?
—The accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers accidentally handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope, leading to the incorrect announcement of the Best Picture winner.
Who was responsible for the error?
—Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants in charge of the envelopes, made the crucial mistake.
How was the mistake corrected?
—Once the La La Land producers were on stage giving their acceptance speeches, the error was realized, and the correct winner, Moonlight, was announced.
Has anything like this happened before at the Oscars?
—No, this was the first time in the history of the Oscars that the wrong winner was announced for Best Picture.
What measures were taken to prevent future mistakes?
—PricewaterhouseCoopers implemented stricter protocols, including a ban on cellphone use by accountants backstage and additional safeguarding of the envelopes.
00:00The 2017 Oscars had a historic mistake when the wrong winner for Best Picture was announced.
03:39Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the presenters, mistakenly announced La La Land as the winner instead of Moonlight.
06:39The accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers made a critical error and handed Beatty the wrong envelope.
09:47The mistake was quickly corrected, and Moonlight rightfully received the Best Picture award.
