The Oscars seem to be learning from Steve Harvey, the host of Miss World who announced the wrong winner. In what can only be called a rather stunning upset in the Hollywood word, the Academy announced La La Land as the winner for the best motion picture instead of the original winner – Moonlight.
'La La Land' producer: "There's a mistake. 'Moonlight', you guys won Best Picture. This is not a joke." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/vl9PzgBaVW
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017
10.47am: And with that mistake, it’s the end of Oscars 2017! Thank you for staying with us.
10.43am: WHOA WHOA WHOA! Not La La Land, Moonlight wins the Best Picture this year. That makes it six Oscars for La La Land.
10.36am: The Best Picture Oscar goes to La La Land. The film has won seven Oscars this year!
10.23am: The Best Actress this year, according to The Academy, is Emma Stone for La La Land.
10.17am: Up next is the award for the Best Actor. The Oscar goes to Casey Affleck for Manchester By The Sea.
10.11am: The Best Directing Oscar is for Damien Chazelle for La La Land. With that, La La Land has now picked up five Oscars!