It looks like Steve Harvey's was just starting a trend.
While awarding the coveted Best Picture award at last night's Oscars ceremony, presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty wrongly announced La La Land as the winner.
Amidst the La La Land acceptance speeches, officials realized the error and whispers spread throughout the stage. La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz addressed the mistake, calling the cast and crew of Moonlight on stage to accept their award, insisting that "this isn't a joke".
The accountancy firm in charge of the Oscars results issued an apology shortly after the awards ended, in a statement released by accounting firm PwC, formerly Price Waterhouse Coopers.
The statement read:
"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.'"
Celebrities on Twitter posted their reactions to the blunder, Taraji P. Henson even calling it out as the "biggest #Oscars fail".
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Did that really just happen?! Possibly the biggest fail in… https://t.co/D2STu5Q4gX— Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji)
Ellen DeGeneres took the opportunity to recognize La La Land's "gracious reaction".
Nothing like live TV. Congrats to Moonlight! And to La La Land for such a gracious reaction.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow)
Katy Perry thought she lost a bet…
KATY HERE. I lost a bet for best picture (I wanted moonlight...
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry)
…And then received a shocking surprise.
WHAT WAIT OMG
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry)
Steve Harvey joined in the fun, poking fun at his own mix-up and letting Warren Beatty know he was a shoulder to lean on.
Call me Warren Beatty. I can help you get through this!
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey)
And, of course, Chrissy Teigen threw some classic sarcasm into the mix.
just woke up what happened
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen)
Despite the mix up, though, Moonlight director Barry Jenkins was still grateful for his award. He posted an image of the winning card on his Twitter, with the caption, "STILL SPEECHLESS".
We can imagine.
STILL SPEECHLESS pic.twitter.com/qe3NUDWAHM
— Barry Jenkins (@BandryBarry)
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