At the 89th Academy Awards, presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced La La Land has the winner of Best Picture when, in reality, Moonlight had earned the top prize.
Halfway through the La La Land acceptance speech the error was clarified and the correct card was shown on camera.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has overseen the Academy’s ballot-counting process for the past 83 years, said: “We sincerely apologize to Moonlight, La La Land, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture,” said PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has overseen Academy’s ballot-counting process for the past 83 years.
“I opened the envelope and it said: Emma Stone, La La Land,” Beatty explained.