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Moonlight or La La Land: Academy apologises to films for Best Picture goof-up

PTI
Published : Feb 27, 2017, 3:47 pm IST
Updated : Feb 27, 2017, 3:51 pm IST

In a statement, the Academy apologised to the two films and to Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who read out the 'winner.'

'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz reading the envelope that read 'Moonlight' as the Best Picture.
 'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz reading the envelope that read 'Moonlight' as the Best Picture.

Mumbai: Academy has issued a statement from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the ballot tabulators, for the embarrassing mix-up during the best picture announcement.

They cleared that it was not Warren Beatty or Faye Dunaway's fault as they had been ‘mistakenly’ given the wrong category envelope, adding the matter is being investigated.

"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," the statement, issued by the Academy read.

Tags: oscars 2017, la la land, moonlight, best picture