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For the first time in Oscars history, the wrong title was presented with the Best Picture Oscar. The mishap began when a starstruck PwC accountant mistakenly handed the Best Actress envelope to presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. Beatty noticed the error, but Dunaway jumped ahead and announced La La Land as the winner after seeing the title on the Best Actress card. La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz took the mic, but instead of an acceptance speech, he told the world that Moonlight had won the award and invited the Moonlight cast to the stage. As he personally handed the Oscar to director Barry Jenkins, Horowitz stated, "I'm gonna be really proud to hand this to my friends from Moonlight."
PeopleWarren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Ryan Gosling, Naomie Harris, Jimmy Kimmel, Linus Sandgren, Jeremy Kleiner, Emma Stone, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Joi McMillon, Nicholas Britell, Fred Berger, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Damien Chazelle, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Trevante Rhodes, Jharrel Jerome
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