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Oscars 2017 Mix-Up: Twitter Wins For Dramatic Reaction

The 89th Academy Awards left the world in disbelief after wrongly awarding the Best Picture award to La La Land on Hollywood's biggest night.

By - A Staff Writer | 27 Feb 2017 3:04 PM IST

 

 

The 89th Academy Awards moved swiftly to the top of trending lists on social media, after an embarrassing mix-up that saw the prestigious Best Picture award being handed to the film ‘Moonlight’ after front-runner ‘La La Land’ was mistakenly announced as the winner.

 

Presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway initially announced that La La Land, a favourite to win in the category had bagged the award. The error was later spotted when the cast and crew of the romantic musical La La Land were midway through their acceptance speeches. Beatty later said he had been given the wrong envelope.

 

The gaffe seen in real time around the world flew around social media with Twitter users reacting with disbelief and humour. Many Twitter users including celebrities compared it to Steve Harvey’s 2015 Miss Universe flub.

 

 

 

 

But this tweet from Miss Universe’s official page showed everyone that it was able to take a joke.

 

 

 

 

 

Some wishfully hoped that Hillary Clinton's election loss was also a mix-up.

 

Among other highlights at the event, ‘Manchester by the Sea’ star Casey Affleck was named Best Actor while Emma Stone won the Best Actress award for her role in La La Land.

 

 

Here’s a list of some of the other winners:

 

 

Best Picture - Moonlight

 

 

Best Actor - Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea

 

 

Best Actress - Emma Stone in La La Land

 

 

Best Director - Damien Chazelle for La La Land

 

 

Best Supporting Actor - Mahershala Ali for Moonlight

 

 

Best Supporting Actress - Viola Davis for Fences

 

 

Best Original Screenplay - Manchester by the Sea- Written by Kenneth Lonergan

 

 

Best Adapted Screenplay - Moonlight- Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney

 

 

Best Animated Film - Zootopia

 

 

Best Foreign Language Film - The Salesman, Iran

 

 

Best Documentary Film - O.J.: Made in America

 

 

Best Original Song -City of Stars - La La Land. Music by Justin Hurwitz, Lyrics by Benji Pasek and Justin Paul

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