#2: The Wrong “Best Picture” Winner Announced
When: 89th Academy Awards, 2017
February 26, 2017, is a date etched in Oscar history. Former Bonnie and Clyde co-stars Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty took the stage to present Best Picture. Beatty, bewildered, handed the envelope to Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Amidst jubilation, whispers of confusion spread. Men in headsets swarmed the stage, inspected envelopes, and tension mounted.
Producer Justin Horowitz dropped the bombshell—Moonlight was the true victor. Gasps filled the theater as the Moonlight team hesitantly took the stage. Host Jimmy Kimmel quipped about Steve Harvey and suggested everyone take home a statue. Beatty clarified the mishap was a duplicate envelope bore “Emma Stone, La La Land” for Best Actress, an award already received. And thus, an Oscar night turned into a whirlwind of chaos and unforgettable blunders.