It was a major snafu when presenter Faye Dunaway erroneously announced 'La La Land' as the winner of 'Best Picture' trophy instead of 'Moonlight', who, in fact, were the winners. It was on-stage that Warren Beatty confessed that he was reading incorrectly off the best actress winner card which listed Emma Stone as best actress, instead of the best picture card.
(Also Read: Oscar blunder: Presenters announce wrong best picture winner)Talking about the 'oops' moment, Emma Stone said, "I was holding the best actress card the entire time. I had that card. I’m not looking to start anything,” she told the press in the Oscar media room, “I don’t know what happened (with them), but I wanted to tell all of you first.”
“I think everyone is in a state of confusion, but everyone is excited for Moonlight. A strange happening for Oscar history,” Emma added further.
(Also Read: Oscars: The complete list of winners from the 89th Academy Awards)Emma Stone, who won her first Oscar tonight for the portrayal of Mia in 'La La Land' was all praises for 'Moonlight' and said, "I’m an actor and I dream of this kind of thing and in a realistic context, I f***king love Moonlight. I’m so excited for Moonlight. Of course, it was an amazing thing to hear La La Land. I think we all would have loved to win the best picture. But I’m so excited about Moonlight. It’s one of the best films.”
Complimenting the producer Jordan Horowitz, who very well handled the situation, the 'Moonlight' actor, Barry Jenkins added, “There were two cards…But please write this down, the La La Land crew was so gracious. I can’t imagine being in their position and having to do this.”
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