How did the 2017 Oscar mistake happen?
How did the 2017 Oscar mistake happen?
A team of PwC officials, including supervisors Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, are stationed on either side of the stage. The team is in charge of handing over envelopes — the right ones — to announcers. Somehow Beatty ended up with the Best Actress envelope, which Dunaway then misread. Live on stage.
Who announced the wrong Oscar winner in 2017?
Remember When They Announced the Wrong Best Picture Winner at Last Year’s Oscars? Presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway received the wrong envelope.
How did they accidentally say La La Land?
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were presenting but looked lost. When Beatty opened the envelope, he paused for a long few seconds. He looked at Dunaway, puzzled. She took the envelope, read it and said, “La La Land.”
What year was Oscar mix-up?
But nothing — nothing — can hold a candle to the otherworldly insanity that unfolded at the very end of the 89th Oscars on Feb. 26, 2017, when the wrong best picture winner was announced.
