This is just a short diary to say that I was taken by surprise this evening as I was watching the conclusion of the Oscars live. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were on stage to announce best picture and they announced La La Land as the winner. The entire crew came up, the Oscars were handed out, a few speeches were made and...they were informed that the wrong movie was announced. Moonlight was the actual winner. The people on stage handed the Oscars over to the Moonlight crew that made their way on stage.
It was such a horrible mistake. It was not a joke by Jimmy Kimmel. Warren Beatty came back to the mic to say he was confused as he opened the envelope because it said “Emma Stone-La La Land” so he said nothing, showed what was on the card to Faye, then she read La La Land. Obviously they handed the presenters with the previous envelope by mistake because Emma Stone won for best actress.
Unless they come out tomorrow and say it was all staged and everyone was in on it, it was really the worst thing I’ve seen at this type of event. Terrible emotional roller-coaster all around for both films and and the people caught in the mistake.