“Warren, what did you do???” : The day the Oscars got the name of the winning film completely wrong!

In France, Vanessa Paradis caused a sensation when she mistook the winner’s name for the Best Supporting Actress César. But in the United States they were much stronger. It’s safe to say they’ve made the ultimate awards blunder, as Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway went completely wrong at the 89th Academy Awards on the evening of February 26, 2017. The name of the winning film!

How could such a thing happen at the Oscars, the high ground of Hollywood cinema, especially the main statue of Best Picture? We are still interested, because this type of Mondovision ceremony is prepared in advance and leaves no room for chance and improvisation. and still…

Thus, the end of the show at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, the defining moment of the Best Picture Oscar. Warren Beatty and Faye DunawayA lucky winner will be announced on stage to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bonnie and Clyde. The first opens the envelope and the second announces the big winner: La La Land!

The team of director Damien Chazelle’s musical comedy are over the moon and come on stage in large numbers to celebrate the award, which proves that the winners do not know in advance that they are about to receive an award. . The speeches follow each other, when suddenly, a few minutes later, an incredible theater twist occurs: the winner of the final prize is not La La Land, but the drama Moonlight.

Presenting the prize in La La Land, then announcing the mistake and the accompanying moment of hesitation is always a treat, especially Jimmy Kimmel apostrophizing Warren Beatty “What have you done ??”. An incredible moment that needs to be recounted below if possible in its entirety to gauge its full omnipresent effect.

At the head of this incredible hiccup? Envelope sequence confusion. Warren Beatty was indeed awarded the previous category, namely the Best Actress Oscar, which earned Emma Stone a crown for her performance in La La Land. We can see that the actor has a little doubt, but he still gives the paper to his colleague. We know the rest…

After this surreal ending to the ceremony, which cost the two handlers in charge of the envelopes their jobs, no more mistakes were made in the high-mass production of Hollywood. But after a few years, the Oscars will still be awarded to a new “drama” with a history of some sleight of hand. When will the next scandal happen?

89th Academy Awards Real Winner ‘Moonlight’ Trailer: