However, this ultimately didn’t pan out as Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty accidentally announced La La Land as the Best Picture winner instead of Moonlight — thus sending the evening into a hilarious tailspin at the last second.
His intention was to insult Matt Damon for not winning the Best Picture award this year and berate him for falling short where his Manchester By The Sea collaborators succeeded.
Jimmy Kimmel recently made an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast and admitted that he had one last joke left up his sleeve that ultimately went unused during this year’s Oscars ceremony.