WATCH: The moment Warren Beatty gave what appeared to be a second look while opening the Best Picture envelope. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/SJkQYEu75k
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017
The Oscars had their very own Steve Harvey moment, when “La La Land” was WRONGLY announced as Best Picture. It turns out presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were given the wrong card. The real winner was “Moonlight”.
The accountants who tally the votes came out to let everybody know that “Moonlight” had actually won. It turns out Warren and Faye were handed the wrong envelope.
They were given the one for the PREVIOUS award, Best Actress. And it said Emma Stone, for “La La Land”. You could tell they were confused, but Faye read “La La Land” because it was on the card.
Jimmy Kimmel made a Steve Harvey joke, then Warren got back on the microphone to explain what happened.
Jimmy ended the show with this, quote, “I knew I would screw this show up, I really did. Thank you for watching…I promise I’ll never come back. Good night!”
“La La Land” did get SIX awards, out of its 14 nominations, including Emma’s win…and Best Director for Damien Chazelle. At 32, he’s the youngest Best Director winner in Oscar history.
