Oscars historically announce wrong best picture
- By Zhang Rui
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E-mail China.org.cn, February 27, 2017
"Moonlight" has won best picture at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday but only after a historic gaffe in which "La La Land" was mistakenly announced as the winner.
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(L-R) "La La Land" producer Jordan Horowitz holds up the winner card reading actual Best Picture winner "Moonlight," with actor Warren Beatty and host Jimmy Kimmel onstage, during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2017, in Hollywood. [Photo/VCG] |
In the live telecast, the night's biggest winner "La La Land" was announced as the best picture by hesitant Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, stars of 1967's classic "Bonnie and Clyde." Cast and producers of the film went on stage to give thank you speeches. But in the middle of their acceptance, they were informed that "Moonlight" had actually won.
Host Jimmy Kimmel took to the stage to explain the mistake, showing the envelope as proof and saying to the "La La Land" crew, "Guys, this is very unfortunate what happened."
Producer Jordan Horwitz then asked "Moonlight" producers to come on stage and passed his statue to the "Moonlight" producers.
Beatty then took the mic to explain that "La La Land" was mistakenly announced because he and Dunaway had received the wrong envelope.
“Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins told the crowd, "Very clearly, even in my dreams this could not be true. But to hell with dreams! Because this is true ... My love to ‘La La Land.’ My love to everybody, man!"
Although "Moonlight" took the biggest award of the night, "La La Land," with a record-tying 14 nominations, still was the biggest winner with six trophies, including best director, best actress (for Emma Stone), best cinematography, best production design, best original song ("City of Stars") and best score. Director Damien Chazelle, 32, became the youngest filmmaker to ever win the best director Oscar.
The film is both a critical and box office success, running the table at most major film festivals and awards throughout the year, while also bringing in more than US$368 million worldwide. It made more than 200 million yuan (US$29.09 million) at box offices in China, becoming the highest grossing musical ever in the world's second largest market.
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