PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm that tallies the Oscars voting, told ABC News in a statement that presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty had been offered the incorrect envelope when they went on stage to announce the winner of the coveted very best picture award.
Beatty produced a equivalent claim shortly soon after he and Dunaway mistakenly named "La La Land" the greatest picture winner, explaining to the audience that the card he read stated, "Emma Stone, 'La La Land.'"
Shortly beforehand, Stone picked up the greatest actress trophy for her part in "La La Land." "Moonlight" actually won very best picture.
"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 very best picture," study the statement. "The presenters had mistakenly been provided the wrong category envelope and when found, was quickly corrected. We are presently investigating how this could have occurred and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC and [host] Jimmy Kimmel handled the circumstance."
For his part, Kimmel did his most effective to make light of the scenario on-stage, saying, "I blame myself for this." Afterward, even though, he told ABC News affiliate KABC that in reality, he was not at fault.
“I do want to say, just for the record, that I had nothing to do with what ever occurred there at the end," the very first-time Oscars host mentioned.
Backstage at the Oscars, Stone told reporters that she was excited for the cast and crew of "Moonlight" because the movie is, in her opinion, "1 of the greatest films of all time." However, she expressed confusion about the mix-up, for the reason that, she noted, "I also was holding my finest actress in a major function card that entire time."
"I do not mean to start off stuff but what ever story that was, I had that card, so I am not confident what occurred," she stated.
PricewaterhouseCoopers tends to make two of each and every card, according to a 2016 interview with PwC partners Martha Ruiz and Brian Cullinan. The Academy has not yet commented on the incident.
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