Every year, the Academy Awards leave us with many controversies, memes and epic moments that go viral on social networks. This 2024 was no exception, since there were bare, falls and mistakes that have already gone down in history.
Among these viral moments is the controversy of Al Pacino, who was responsible for announcing this year’s Best Picture award and inadvertently spoiled it for the audience or said it too early, a situation that was widely criticized.
What was Al Pacino’s mistake at the 2024 Oscars?
The winner of Best Actor at the 1993 Academy Awards took the stage to announce the final award of the night: Best Picture of the Year.
Everyone present was stunned for a second, wondering if ‘Oppenheimer’ had actually won.
The confusion and criticism was due to the fact that the nominees are always named first and after the epic phrase: “And the Oscar goes to…”, the winner is announced, however the actor omitted the names of the other films that were competing with the ‘ Oppenheimer’ and went straight to the winner.
The mistake did not go unnoticed since an estimated 19.5 million people tuned in to the 96th edition of the Oscars, according to ABC, which it acknowledged was the highest number in four years.
Al Pacino’s apology for his “spoiler”.
The interpreter of “The Godfather” apologized with a press release, responding to all the comments he received afterwards, where he assured that it was not his fault that he missed the other nominated films, but the Academy itself.
The acting veteran empathizes with his fellow filmmakers and actors who may have been offended by this “oversight.”
Did the Academy take responsibility for Al Pacino’s mistake?
Oscar producer Molly McNearney took responsibility for what happened and expressed it in an interview with “Variety”, in which she confessed that they gave this directive because they were very worried that the ceremony would be too late.
What were the movies they failed to mention?
The 10 films nominated for Best Picture along with “Oppenheimer” that did not mention Al Pacino’s name were “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon’, ‘Maestro’. ‘ , ‘Past Lives’, ‘Poor Things’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’.
How did social media react to Al Pacino’s mistake?
Of course, users of X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok reacted with humor to the “overlook”, creating memes about it, although many defended Al Pacino.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
