The Academy Award for Best Picture went to the drama/romance film, La La Land by accident. The award ultimately went to Moonlight, after presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway read from the wrong winning card.
“There’s a mistake. ‘Moonlight’ you guys won best picture,” Jordan Horowitz said to the audience, whom was in shock. “This is not a joke, come up here,” Horowitz producer added. “’Moonlight’ has won best picture.”
WATCH: Moment where crew/cast of 'La La Land' realizes a mistake had been made and 'Moonlight' actually won Best Picture. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/WCCopwsJ66
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017
Beatty then returned to the microphone to explain: “I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope and it said Emma Stone, ‘La La Land.’ That’s why I took such a long look at Faye and at you. I wasn’t trying to be funny.”
Twitter users definitely had some thoughts and memes to share:
I'm sorry there's been a mistake. Moonlight, Moonlight won best picture. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/8r2XLLrGWZ
— LEGEND (@ChriStylezz) February 27, 2017
The Academy Award for best and most dramatic zoom goes to the camera man that zoomed in on the Moonlight card. Iconic shot. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/pBgD98xd92
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) February 27, 2017
Do not let Moonlight’s win be an asterisk to some envelope-swapping fuckery. A black gay drama won best picture. Write that. #envelopegate
— Anson Ling (@ns0n) February 27, 2017
"There's a mistake. 'Moonlight,' you guys won Best Picture." pic.twitter.com/TGVrABgf3f
— Collider (@Collider) February 27, 2017
When they said La La Land won best picture of the year but Moonlight turned out to be the real winner pic.twitter.com/cTeILZT5iy
— Common Gay Boy (@CGBPosts) February 27, 2017
#Oscars Best Picture:
2016: Spotlight.
2017: Moonlight.
2018: pic.twitter.com/aaVhTXR4Dn— Elbert Reyner (@Elbert_Reyner) February 27, 2017
This off-camera shot of the cast/crew of Moonlight winning Best Picture pic.twitter.com/uWfxehXRsJ
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) February 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/search?q=moonlight%20best%20picture&src=tyah
Take a look at these Twitter reactions:
