Oscars 2017: Moonlight Wins Best Picture After Bizarre Mix-Up

Published on 27 Feb 2017 . 15 min read



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Winner for the Best Picture: Moonlight

Winner for Actor in a Leading Role: Casey Affleck

Winner for Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone

Winner for Actor in a Supporting Role: Mahershala Ali

Winner for Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis

Wow! This is got to be the most embarrassing moment on the Oscar stage. La La Land was declared the winner and it turned out to be a gaffe. The real winner is Moonlight. Ouch!

The super-talented actress wins it for La La Land.

Casey Affleck just beat Ryan Gosling and others for the Best Actor in a Leading Role trophy. A surprise win but very well-deserved, we say!

Are you surprised? We for one aren’t!

Congratulations Damien Chazelle. At 32, he is the youngest ever to win in this category.

Damien Chazelle wins it for <i>La La Land</i>.

Yoohoo!

Yes, the biggest Hollywood stars are reading out the nastiest tweets about themselves. Good sport, eh?

A poster of <i>Manchester by the Sea</i>.

Om Puri, who has acted in several Hollywood movies like East is East and The Hundred-Foot Journey, was mentioned in the In Memoriam section in the Oscars.

Om Puri in <i>The Hundred-Foot Journey</i>.&nbsp;

Oh man! Can we just give him the trophy already?

Ha ha! Can this get any better?

These are the films winning in the technical departments and other categories:

A still from <i>La La Land</i>.
A still from <i>Piper</i>.
Andrew Garfield in a still from <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>.

Isn’t the Lion star simply adorable?

The Salesman, directed by Asghar Farhadi, won the statuette for Best Foreign Language Film. Congratulations!

Asghar Farhadi wins again. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)

Farhadi is not at the Oscars due to Trump’s immigration ban and he sent a powerful message against it. He had also won an Oscar for A Separation in 2011.

Read his full message here:

Viola Davis wins the trophy for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fences. And dig this - she is now the first African-American actress to ever win the Oscar, the Emmy, and the Tony. Congratulations!

It’s a big night for Viola Davis! (Photo courtesy: Twitter)

Listen to her acceptance speech here:

FYI: Auli’l Cravalho is all of 16.

The Hidden Figures stars created an unforgettable moment on stage as they introduced NASA physicist Katherine Johnson to the audience.

Mahershala Ali wins the trophy for Actor in a Supporting Role for Moonlight. Congratulations! And with all the hate speech going on around us, he is also an African-American Muslim actor known for his comments against Donald Trump.

Oh and wait a minute, he’s also the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. #OscarNotSoWhiteAnyMore

Listen to his acceptance speech. Respect.

It’s a big night for Mahershala Ali. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)

Can you think of anyone who deserves it more?

Ha ha ha! There’s never been a better Monday morning.

Comedian and TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel just flagged off the Oscars with this wisecrack. And of course, he is setting the political note that’s going to definitely colour this years’s ceremony.

Ouch! Poor Trump!

We believe so!

The star talks about being surprised by the film’s reception and working with Emma Stone again.

She has been nominated yet again for Florence Foster Jenkins. Will she take home the trophy again?

Even as the stunning Janelle Monae gives a red carpet interview, here’s looking at some of the other stars dazzling the red carpet.

Priyanka Chopra shares a moment with her Baywatch co-star Dwayne Johnson. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/&nbsp;

Don’t believe us? See for yourself!

Manchester by the Sea is in the running for Best Picture and producer Matt Damon looks all geared up for the night.

While we bite our nails over how many of those golden trophies La La Land would pick up, here’s something to satiate the eyes.

Priyanka Chopra is back to attend her second Oscars and how!

PeeCee stuns on the red carpet. (Photo courtesy: Twiter/ @teampriyanka)

India is in focus again in the Oscars this year with the Dev Patel starrer Lion contending in the categories of Best Picture and Actor in a Supporting Role. Moreover, both the audience and critics have been blown away by the performance of Lion’s little big star, Sunny Pawar. Isn’t he looking simply adorable?

And Nicole Kidman, also running for the award for the Best Supporting Actress, is as stunning as ever.

Dev Patel with his mother on the red carpet. (Photo courtesy: Twitter/ TheAcademy)

Alicia Vikander, who won an Oscar for The Danish Girl last year, will present the Best Supporting Actor trophy today.

Alicia Vikander on the red carpet. (Photo courtesy:<a href="https://twitter.com/badpostalicia"> Twitter/ @badpostalicia</a>)

Up, close and personal with Andrew Garfield, who has been nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Hacksaw RIdge. Will he win?

And here is the Black Widow!

Wake up, guys! The biggest and the most prestigious Hollywood party of the year is about to begin. Hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the 89th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, is gearing up to honour the best works and talents rocking the silver screen this year.

We can’t wait for the red carpet extravaganza to begin!

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