Oscars Mix-up: Moonlight vs La La Land Sends Twitter Into Meltdown
Who could’ve imagined the Oscars would goof up this bad? A lot was said and done at the 89th Academy Awards, but the Best Picture Award sequence stole the show. ‘Moonlight’ bagged the coveted award, but not before the organisers erroneously announced that ‘La La Land’ had won the golden man instead.
Watching the #Oscars producers slowly tell the #LaLaLand team they didn't win Best Picture is WILD. Keep your eyes on the background pic.twitter.com/3TRUWZAMjH
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) February 27, 2017
The moment stunned everyone who was following the glitzy Awards. Jaws dropped around the world and news outlets scrambled to put out corrections.
Twitter meanwhile, had a meltdown.
Hey "La La Land" remember when you gave us that fake happy ending and then took it away
— Daniel "Kibblesmith" (@kibblesmith) February 27, 2017
How's it feel
THAT was priceless ???????????????????????? #Oscars #AcademyAwards pic.twitter.com/F6c0dnc3KM
— Quotable (@ITweetRock) February 27, 2017
Can we check Best Actor again
— B.J. Novak (@bjnovak) February 27, 2017
Considering how political this edition of the Oscars was, there was the inevitable barrage of jokes about the US elections.
Someone check if Hillary won
— Murtaza Hussain (@MazMHussain) February 27, 2017
Now I know how #DonaldTrump was elected as the president of US. But here the US is still looking for the right envelop... #Oscars2017
— Namita Handa (@namitahanda) February 27, 2017
Some users were quick to remember Steve Harvey’s infamous mix up at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Moonlight cast reaction after the announcement mistake at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/aL8dAaGAV8
— Jaivardhan Singh (@sikhspack) February 27, 2017
The mixup also amused many.
"And the Oscar goes to La La Land!"
— Akshar (@AksharPathak) February 27, 2017
[5 mins later] "Sorry, we meant Moonlight!"
[5 mins later] "Sorry, actually, we meant A Flying Jatt"
La La Land: “Nobody will ever get this close to an award and never actually win.”
— James Harden's Beard (@HardenBeard) February 27, 2017
Russell Westbrook: “Hold my beer."
How the La La Land crew really wanted to exit the stage pic.twitter.com/p4BVT9vFy3
— BaddieBad (@BaddieStan) February 27, 2017
There were the few who sympathised with the ‘La La Land’ team.
Major, major respect for the guys from La La Land who handled that crazy awkward situation as well as possible. #Oscars
— Ian Margol Local 10 (@IanMargol) February 27, 2017
Chin up, La La Land... you won the popular vote. #oscars
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 27, 2017
Others saw poetic justice in the mixup.
In true form, La La Land only won Best Picture in a fantasy moment shared between former lovers imagining wistfully what might have been.
— Calum Marsh (@calummarsh) February 27, 2017
Thought La La Land won best film but it was actually Moonlight. What a great way to close Black history month ?????????????????
— fat and boujee (@delafro_) February 27, 2017
Moonlight: "Here's to the fools who dream"
— Yasmeen El-Shawy (@Yasmeenshawy) February 27, 2017
La La Land: "Here's to the hearts that break"
Oscars: "Here's to the mess we've made" #Oscars
