Last night’s Oscar ceremony seemed to be going as expected, with La La Land taking the most awards (six total), though everything was thrown into chaos during the announcement of Best Picture. It turned out that presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were given the envelope for Best Actress rather than the one for Best Picture.
Moonlight was the real winner of Best Picture, its third statuette of the evening. Moonlight co-star Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor at the beginning of the night, bookending a momentous, albeit by the end confusing, evening for director Barry Jenkins and his cast.
The producers of La La Land showed a lot of class in a moment that must have been embarrassing and heartbreaking for them.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the firm responsible for overseeing the awards results, issued the following statement about the mistake:
We sincerely apologize to “Moonlight,” “La La Land,” Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture. The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred.
We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation.
Below is a full list of your Academy Award winners.
Best Picture
Moonlight
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Best Director
Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best Actress
Emma Stone (La La Land)
Isabelle Huppert (Elle)
Ruth Negga (Loving)
Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Best Actor
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis (Fences)
Naomie Harris (Moonlight)
Nicole Kidman (Lion)
Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)
Dev Patel (Lion)
Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)
Best Original Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
20th Century Women
Best Adapted Screenplay
Moonlight
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Best Cinematography
La La Land
Arrival
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
Best Film Editing
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
Best Animated Feature
Zootopia
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life As a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Best Foreign Language Film
The Salesman
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
Best Documentary
OJ: Made in America
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
13th
Best Score
La La Land
Jackie
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
Best Song
City of Stars (La La Land)
Audition (La La Land)
Can’t Stop the Feeling! (Trolls)
The Empty Chair (Jim: The James Foley Story)
How Far I’ll Go (Moana)
Best Live-Action Short
Sing
Ennemis Interieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Timecode
Best Documentary Short
The White Helmets
4.1 Miles
Extremis
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
Best Animated Short
Piper
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Best Visual Effects
The Jungle Book
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Best Production Design
La La Land
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
Passengers
Best Sound Editing
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
Best Sound Mixing
Hacksaw Ridge
Arrival
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours
Best Costume Design
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Allied
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Suicide Squad
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
