— PwC LLP (@PwC_LLP) February 27, 2017
So that actually happened. Warren Beatty opened the Best Picture envelope, furrowed his brow, and looked for another card. He’s thinking, “This is wrong.” He stalls—his body language coming off as a joke in the moment, the audience and his co-presenter Faye Dunaway laughing at what appears to be an old man who forgot his glasses. And since no one came running onto the stage to say something actually was wrong, he silently turned to Faye with the card. And the rest is history.
Beatty could have laughed into the microphone and said, “I think they gave me the wrong envelope.” He could have turned to Faye and said, “Am I reading this wrong?” Yes he was given the incorrect envelope, but he had the opportunity to seek clarification and didn’t. Suddenly everyone was on their feet applauding because the film blurted out by Dunaway was the one we all expected to hear: La La Land. The producers took the stage, Jordan Horowitz said his thanks and passed the mic to another before all hell broke loose.
A stage-hand apparently shouted,”Oh … Oh my god, he got the wrong envelope!” The stage manager ran in to check Beatty’s envelope. And amidst the chaos Horowitz kept his emotions in check as the truth sunk in. Beatty had unfortunately been given a copy of Emma Stone‘s Best Lead Actress envelope and not Best Picture. It was then Jordan who selflessly took control, told everyone to stop their celebration, and turned to Barry Jenkins with the words, “This is not a joke. Moonlight, you won.”
It doesn’t get more surreal than this folks. The romantic happy ending for La La Land was but a dream once more. And Moonlight—the true best film of 2016 in this writer’s mind—was crowned king.
Before this all went down to make the unforgettable 89th Annual Academy Awards one for the ages, the previous four hours were actually entertaining in their own right. I won’t dream of saying this as absolute fact since not everyone on Twitter last night agreed, but I thought host Jimmy Kimmel was one of the best MCs the show has had in quite some time. I’m a fan, though. I like his “everyman” shtick and his outsider within the industry persona. He can take pot shots at everyone and not necessarily care about the consequences (he isn’t an actor, so he won’t be losing jobs). He brought his hilarious Mean Tweets in, kept things light and sometimes biting (with a couple self-reflexive “did I go too far” reactions a la Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes), and he got through it. Some gags were divisive and definitely not wholly thought out in their context towards wealth disparity (the Bus Tour) or race (“I can’t say non-white people’s names correctly”), but he kept things moving and I’m a sucker for the Kimmel vs. Matt Damon feud.
The show made a couple nice moves to try and shorten things up too (although it still ran an hour late) with the opening music number being one of the five nominated songs (Justin Timberlake‘s “Can’t Stop the Feeling”) and a complete erasure of the interspersed montages for every Best Picture nominee. We could have done without the other montages that were included (save the devastating In Memorium with so many legendary names that Jennifer Aniston had to commemorate the recent passing of Bill Paxton verbally since it was too fresh to include onscreen), but no one should be surprised. Complainers of the show’s length need simply not watch.
On the awards: there wasn’t much to really write home shocked about besides the eventually Best Picture winner providing a David vs. Goliath finale with the type of Hollywood picture Hollywood loves to applaud being defeated by the small-scale production of a resonate drama centered on a poor, gay, black character.
The La La Land sweep was canceled very early on with Arrival (1) and Hacksaw Ridge (2) stealing three technical awards. The acting quartet went as planned with Mahershala Ali, Viola Davis, Casey Affleck, and Emma Stone and the writing/directing categories allowed a diplomatic split between the three front-runners as Kenneth Lonergan, Barry Jenkins, and Damian Chazelle all went home with gold. In the end, Hidden Figures and Lion were the only Best Picture nominees not to win an Oscar. And for once this type of parity wasn’t boring.
On the politics: this front was surprisingly tame. Kimmel had some nice barbs in his opening monologue (thanks to a good sport in Meryl Streep); Asghar Farhadi‘s speech in absentia, The White Helmets‘ directors mentioning their cinematographer being barred from attending, and Gael García Bernal speaking out against the Mexican wall were all done tastefully and with emotional purity. In fact, the only utterance of Donald Trump’s name that I remember came when Kimmel tweeted him live “U up?”
The night was about art and art’s ability to inspire and unite, not petty vindictiveness like right-leaning pundits and talking heads will ultimately declare. If they don’t like it and think Hollywood “still doesn’t understand America,” that’s fine. Don’t watch. Supposedly “America” isn’t either so they should have nothing to worry about.
And now the tweets:
Pre-Show Red Carpet
wait i’m confused are the #oscars being held in @GovMikeHuckabee‘s butt this year?
— Raina Douris (@RahRahRaina) February 26, 2017
Prepare to lose it cause LION’s Sunny Pawar is here #Oscars pic.twitter.com/z382D7lq9T
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) February 26, 2017
Maren Ade just told me “you cannot change the world with a film.”
Germans keep it real.— Ariane Lange (@arianelange) February 26, 2017
Viggo is wearing a pin of a crow. He got asked if it’s a political statement. His answer: “No, I just like crows.” I LOVE THIS MAN!
— Zack Sharf (@ZSharf) February 26, 2017
I am also here for Viggo Mortensen’s heavy metal son. #Oscars
— Kate Erbland (@katerbland) February 27, 2017
#Oscars: @EyeOfJackieChan brought two cute friends along-@UNICEF pandas! https://t.co/PdiWdfKNdW pic.twitter.com/MMWXLWCfRX
— Pret-a-Reporter (@pretareporter) February 26, 2017
Your MOONLIGHT Chirons #Oscars pic.twitter.com/2lC0MdFbO3
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) February 26, 2017
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/bBnqjuG2xY
— Barry Jenkins (@BandryBarry) February 26, 2017
Jess Cagle with the first “Hidden Fences” shoutout of the night. #Oscars
— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) February 27, 2017
Okay. Phone away. See you on the other side. pic.twitter.com/jU3T6Y5OLl
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) February 27, 2017
Oscars tonight! Folks who made Islamophobic movies & never hire women, Arabs, Muslims will make great anti-Trump/anti-xenophobia speeches👏🏼
— Lexi Alexander (@Lexialex) February 26, 2017
“Look who I found here on the stairs–Casey Affleck.” I feel like that’s not the first time that sentence has been said.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
Casey Affleck looks like he got ready in a chevron bathroom #Oscars
— Erica (@SCbchbum) February 27, 2017
I’m very disappointed that Mel Gibson didn’t keep his Bin Laden beard. #Oscars
— Russell Hainline (@RussellHFilm) February 27, 2017
That’s Mel Gibson’s daughter right…
— تینا (@tinahassannia) February 27, 2017
Nicole Kidman and her son are really cute pic.twitter.com/CteGTTHr9N
— Ty Landis (@ty_landis) February 27, 2017
someone is a bit full of themselves … https://t.co/bzDI8VSTNg
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
“My name won’t be called.” Naomie Harris, winner of the Grace & Class & Modesty & Realism on the Red Carpet award. #Oscars #Moonlight
— Michael Phillips (@phillipstribune) February 27, 2017
A small sign of solidarity. I chose to wear a gown by a designer from a majority Muslim country. Thanks to @AshiStudio of Lebanon. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/CbEkK7rCpG
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 27, 2017
“Please take your seat and get ready for the best show in the world.” In-theater #Oscars announcer, really not managing expectations
— Steven Zeitchik (@ZeitchikLAT) February 27, 2017
The Opening
economical having the first Best Song nom go in the opening. maybe we’ll be done by midnight after all …#Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Justin Timberlake is probably going to host the #Oscars next year…
— Rudie Obias (@RudieObias) February 27, 2017
I just saw Isabelle Huppert dancing to Justin Timberlake. These are already the best #Oscars.
— Nigel M. Smith (@nigelmfs) February 27, 2017
What a terrific opening to the Grammys! #Oscars
— Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) February 27, 2017
cut to Chris Pine already crying his eyes out
— Ty Landis (@ty_landis) February 27, 2017
Am I supposed to get this Matt Damon shtick? Does Kimmel know 97 percent of Americans aren’t watching his show?
— Kyle Smith (@rkylesmith) February 27, 2017
I was waiting for that GREAT WALL burn. #Oscars
— Nigel M. Smith (@nigelmfs) February 27, 2017
That was a good solid B+ of an opening monologue, setting a very Kimmel tone–“We’re all in a big fun club”–that also works for the show.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
Kimmel’s so great. Funny, political, goofy. The perfect mix of statements and jokes. #oscars
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) February 27, 2017
Best Supporting Actor
SPOILERS FOR HELL OR HIGH WATER!!!! Jesus!!!
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) February 27, 2017
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
we can only hope this is the first of many for @MoonlightMov #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Mahershala! Subject of one of our current most-popular Letterboxd lists… https://t.co/0PNYu7k2DT #bestsupportingactor #Oscars2017 pic.twitter.com/ia5MiEfz2H
— Letterboxd (@letterboxd) February 27, 2017
See, Mel Gibson, THAT is how you thank someone who’s given birth to your child.
— Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) February 27, 2017
Mahershala Ali is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar and, while it’s sad that it took this long, what a perfect year for it to happen.
— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 27, 2017
— Hailee Steinfeld (@HaileeSteinfeld) February 27, 2017
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Make-Up/Costuming: Suicide Squad #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
who says superhero movies don’t win #Oscars?
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Oscar. Winning. Suicide. Squad… is now a real phrase 😳
— تینا (@tinahassannia) February 27, 2017
Best Costume Design
Best Costume Design: Fantastic Beasts #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
the sweep is dead! #LaLaLand #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
First meme of the night. “Thank you to my wife who passed away…” “get the fuck off the stage.”
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) February 27, 2017
I just knew this whole night was going to be about Suicide Squad and Fantastic Beasts. What elitist assholes! #Oscars
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
3 awards in 30 minutes. Think they can maintain that pace?
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) February 27, 2017
Best Documentary
father, son, and holy spirit pic.twitter.com/Vurom3KuEI
— Ziwe (@ziwe) February 27, 2017
#Oscars: ‘Hidden Figures’ star @TherealTaraji brings real-life Katherine Johnson on stage. pic.twitter.com/h8C5MkX3nK
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017
Best Documentary: OJ Made in America #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
good to see The Academy not default to the feel good this year for doc #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
7.5-hour OJ: MADE IN AMERICA was the longest film ever nom’d for an Oscar, let alone to win one.
— Scott Feinberg (@ScottFeinberg) February 27, 2017
So now we can expect more TV shows to get packaged into cinemas so they can be eligible for Oscars. https://t.co/r9Iz5IsvkO
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) February 27, 2017
Jimmy Kimmel’s OJ joke was so harsh even Mel Gibson winced.#Oscars pic.twitter.com/dfQa76sV8f
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) February 27, 2017
I think it’s pretty cool that a black Jewish director won an #Oscar just a few minutes after the first black Muslim #Oscar winner got his 🙂
— Rachel 🕎🇮🇳 (@GirlDetective) February 27, 2017
Best Song Nominee “How Far I’ll Go”
Now I want a remake of TWINS starring The Rock and Lin-Manuel Miranda #Oscars
— Aaron Pinkston (@pinkstonaa) February 27, 2017
Auli’i killing it.
— Rebecca Pahle (@RebeccaPahle) February 27, 2017
Special Oscar for any 16-year-old girl who can keep her cool when some stupid fabric hits her in the head.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
“A president that believes in both arts and sciences…” – Kimmel announcing Cheryl Boone Isaacs
— Phil Edwards (@Live_for_Films) February 27, 2017
Best Sound Editing & Mixing
Best Sound Editing: Arrival #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
honestly though, that opening scene made it surprising it got nominated in sound categories at all. impossible to understand words.
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Congratulations to ARRIVAL, a brilliant thriller and the finest non-culinary use of squid ink I’ve ever seen. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/mDif7Ibu5q
— Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) February 27, 2017
Best Sound Mixing: Hacksaw Ridge #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
OMG KEVIN O’CONNELL FINALLY WON AN OSCAR HOLY SHIT
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) February 27, 2017
NOW THIS SNACK RAIN IS COOL AS FUCK!
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) February 27, 2017
Sal Mineo, Vince really pandering to social media there
— Vadim Rizov (@vrizov) February 27, 2017
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Viola Davis having an Oscar is a good thing and a right thing. #Oscars
— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) February 27, 2017
no one is topping Viola’s acceptance speech in at least a decade, maybe more #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Oh my god. Dead bodies. This is already the best speech by FAR.
— emily nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) February 27, 2017
#GiveViolaAGrammy#EGOT in waiting#Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Best Foreign Film
Best Foreign Film: The Salesman #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
YES YES YES YES YES
— تینا (@tinahassannia) February 27, 2017
Holy wow that’s a pleasant surprise. Farhadi is pretty much GOAT though so… #Oscars
— Dipson Theatres (@DipsonTheatres) February 27, 2017
Asghar Farhadi should’ve come disguised as Toni Erdmann. #Oscars
— Russell Hainline (@RussellHFilm) February 27, 2017
“My absence is out of respect for the people of my country.” Asghar Farhadi, yes. So glad his message got to be read out to millions. pic.twitter.com/sCpa0DlbhN
— BrightWall/DarkRoom (@BWDR) February 27, 2017
The first Muslim woman in space, @AnoushehAnsari, accepted the #oscars for filmmaker Asghar Farhadi pic.twitter.com/xpnQDX1CAH
— Miss Representation (@RepresentPledge) February 27, 2017
Best Animated Short & Feature
Best Animated Short: Piper #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Best Animated Film: Zootopia #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
was really pulling for Kubo but all the noms were worthy #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Best Production Design
Another chance for Dakota and Jamie to show off that winning chemistry!
— Philip Concannon (@Phil_on_Film) February 27, 2017
Best Production Design: La La Land #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
The Hollywood Tours Bus
Boy, is the bus load of people who didn’t bother watching the Oscars tonight going to feel weird to be at the Oscars.
— Christopher Campbell (@thefilmcynic) February 27, 2017
THIS IS SO UNSETTLING
— Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) February 27, 2017
Jimmy brought Guillermo!! #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
I dunno. I see tourists drive past my neighborhood all the time. They’re much fatter. Hmmm…
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) February 27, 2017
“Are you ignoring the white celebs?”
“Yes.”GARY! GARY! GARY! #Oscars
— Jamie Kilstein (@jamiekilstein) February 27, 2017
That Oscars stunt was more polarizing than the election.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 27, 2017
This was the best part of that bit. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/2KZpAI13ue
— Vulture (@vulture) February 27, 2017
Only 2.5 hours until we find out what weird shit Gary posts about on Reddit
— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) February 27, 2017
class-based condescension is super fun
— Jesse Furgurson (@JesseFurgurson) February 27, 2017
The greatest Hollywood tour bus trip EVER … @StarLineTours #Oscars pic.twitter.com/hUsuhPQf0I
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 27, 2017
Best Visual Effects
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
JON FAVERAU AUTEURISM BOI
— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies) February 27, 2017
Best Film Editing
Fuck yeah Michael J. Fox. #oscars
— Ted Geoghegan (@tedgeoghegan) February 27, 2017
Back to the Future remake needs to cast Tilda Swinton as Doc Brown now #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Best Film Editing: Hacksaw Ridge #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Mel Gibson has not won any #Oscars tonight people. the film he was a hired gun on won awards. it’s not the same thing.
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Best Documentary & Live Action Shorts
real happy about this one. best of bunch in my opinion.
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Best Live Action Short: Sing #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
YAY for #Sing: a wonderful movie for the resistance! It’s abt pushing back against authority figures who act immorally and unfairly. #Oscars
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) February 27, 2017
Jimmy Tweets the President
Hey @realDonaldTrump u up?
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 27, 2017
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 27, 2017
these pre-montage/ceremony shticks are usually cringe-worthy, but John Cho and Leslie Mann are killing it. #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Let Mann and Cho host next year.
— Brian Tallerico (@Brian_Tallerico) February 27, 2017
So now LION is a literal Google Earth ad? #Oscars
— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) February 27, 2017
where was Meryl Streep talking about Javier’s talent in Before Night Falls? #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
OK but imagine if Javier said all those things and they spliced in DEATH BECOMES HER
— Vulture (@vulture) February 27, 2017
Best Cinematography
Best Cinematography: La La Land #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
congratulations thom yorke on your award for best cinematography pic.twitter.com/R3oQxXhp01
— Calum Marsh (@calummarsh) February 27, 2017
Mean Tweets
Mean Tweets is Kimmel’s greatest achievement #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
NEW #MeanTweets #Oscars edition @RyanGosling Natalie Portman @SamuelLJackson Felicity Jones @WhoopiGoldberg Emma Stone @Jes_Chastain & more pic.twitter.com/5IepImmaOU
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 27, 2017
Tweet about a tv broadcast on which a movie star reads a tweet about himself. #Oscars2017 #OscarsSoMeta #MeanTweets pic.twitter.com/qqDQfKk0jO
— RonEhmke (@RonEhmke) February 27, 2017
Best Editing: whoever dug through the actually mean Casey Affleck tweets to show him that one
— Jake Cole (@notjustmovies) February 27, 2017
Best Song Nominees “Audition” & “City of Stars”
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone: “and thank god we don’t have to sing” #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Fuck you John Legend for actually making these songs sound good.
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) February 27, 2017
Best Score & Song
Best Score: La La Land #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Best Song: City of Stars, La La Land #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
the #EGOT will have to wait for Lin-Manuel, but it will (probably) happen #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Reminder: Pasek and Paul could well be EGOT winners in a year’s time if their Supergirl/Flash song wins an #Emmy. #Oscars
— Myles McNutt (@Memles) February 27, 2017
In Memorium
Left 1 out, #oscars2017:#inmemorium
TONY CONRAD
Director, composer, performance pic.twitter.com/raHl1AVJs4— RonEhmke (@RonEhmke) February 27, 2017
Kiarostami was welcomed into the Academy shortly before his death. He died too soon and was inducted too late. RIP.
— تینا (@tinahassannia) February 27, 2017
Kimmel vs. Damon
it’s kind of amazing that the Kimmel v Damon gag has lasted this long #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
A video “tribute” to Matt Damon… @BenAffleck #WeBoughtAZoo pic.twitter.com/FFE5aJwa43
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 27, 2017
Best Original & Adapted Screenplays
shocked this got it. but by far the best of the bunch.
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
YESSSSS!!!!! #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Kenny Lonergan and Barry Jenkins!!! So happy #Oscars2017
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) February 27, 2017
I couldn’t be happier about this pair of screenplay wins–writers can study what both of these winners did and learn a lot.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
Every time @A24 wins an award, an angel gets its wings.
— Scott Neustadter (@iamthepuma) February 27, 2017
Congrats Barry and Tarell on Best Adapted Screenplay! shoutout to Heather Secrist 💙💙💙💙💙#Oscars2017 #Moonlight
— A24 (@A24) February 27, 2017
My real win through this was learning that Ted’s anthology made it to the NYT bestseller top ten, nearly 20 years after publication.
— Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer) February 27, 2017
Cookies & Donuts
‘Cookies. Cookies always.’ #Oscars pic.twitter.com/1ga4ge7Rlh
— Mashable (@mashable) February 27, 2017
I love how enthusiastic Taraji P Henson is every time food falls from the ceiling #Oscars #NextBestPicture
— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) February 27, 2017
This is nice. I don’t think celebrities get much free shit. #Oscars
— Todd Barry (@toddbarry) February 27, 2017
.@TherealTaraji is always so relatable. 😆❤️ #Oscars pic.twitter.com/K1BPlYCw1h
— EntertainmentTonight (@etnow) February 27, 2017
Best Director
should have been nominated for Whiplash. deserves this one even if i would have liked Jenkins to win.
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Barry Jenkins first on his feet to cheer Chazelle, because he’s a mensch who knows that not winning doesn’t detract from his film in any way
— Jessica Kiang (@jessicakiang) February 27, 2017
Best Lead Actor
Best Lead Actor: Casey Affleck #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
1. We have to deal w/ sexual harassment in film.
2. Casey Affleck gave one of the best performances I’ve seen.BOTH THINGS ATE TRUE. idk.
— Miriam Bale (@mimbale) February 27, 2017
I love GONE BABY GONE.
— Rob Hunter (@FakeRobHunter) February 27, 2017
Best Lead Actress
Best Lead Actress: Emma Stone #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
— Vulture (@vulture) February 27, 2017
Excited for Emma Stone to finally win her Oscar for Easy A
— Jackson McHenry (@McHenryJD) February 26, 2017
Best Picture
Best Film: La La Land #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
you have to give @lionsgatemovies a ton of credit for taking the chance on La La Land
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
we all wish to have a “blue-eyed” wife by our side #WeirdComment
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
where’s Steve Harvey?#Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
WOW. Best Film is actually Moonlight #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Wait what #Oscars
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) February 27, 2017
What the fuck just happened?!?!
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) February 27, 2017
they gave Warren the wrong envelope? #Oscars
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
EVERYONE IN HERE IS FULLY FREAKING OUT
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) February 27, 2017
This is an Oscars nobody will ever forget.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
THE OSCARS ARE OFFICIALLY AMAZING
— Peter Labuza (@labuzamovies) February 27, 2017
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) February 27, 2017
In true form, La La Land only won Best Picture in a fantasy moment shared between former lovers imagining wistfully what might have been.
— Calum Marsh (@calummarsh) February 27, 2017
Best. Oscars. Ever.
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) February 27, 2017
HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN LYING TO US?
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) February 27, 2017
This is NOT a dream, @moonlightmov just won Best Picture at the #Oscars https://t.co/JRvwiDhesA pic.twitter.com/tvjDaJnBUN
— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) February 27, 2017
not sure when the last time my fave film of a year actually won the #Oscars Best Film. congrats @MoonlightMov
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
Also, when this glitch fades away (okay, it will never fade away): MOONLIGHT WON BEST PICTURE. That is a miracle.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
How the envelope for Best Actress was handed off to the presenters for Picture…someone holding a steel briefcase is getting fired. #Oscars
— Moisés Chiullán (@moiseschiu) February 27, 2017
I wrote the ending of the academy awards 2017. @jimmykimmel we really got them!
— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) February 27, 2017
#Oscars pic.twitter.com/HdbGhptkfP
— Scott Collura (@ScottCollura) February 27, 2017
WTF just happened? #Oscars pic.twitter.com/uetsqsBzJ0
— Mashable (@mashable) February 27, 2017
I didn’t want La La Land to win, but getting handed the Best Picture Oscar and then having to give it away? That has to hurt. #Oscars
— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) February 27, 2017
The La La Land producer who had to announce that Moonlight won best Picture is Jordan Horowitz. What a gentleman.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) February 27, 2017
This #Oscars did the impossible: It awarded the most deserving film Best Pic, and it made me feel bad for the people who made LA LA LAND.
— David Chen (@davechensky) February 27, 2017
Annette Bening is LOVING this
— Collin (@collinharn) February 27, 2017
Hooray for Hollywood! It’s been a great year at the movies. Congrats to #Moonlight, #EmmaStone, and #SteveHarvey. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/4kR9F0bM2m
— North Park Theatre (@NorthParkTheatr) February 27, 2017
All these ageist motherfuckers need to lay off Warren and Faye- THEY WERE HANDED THE WRONG ENVELOPE.
— Satu Runa (@SatuRuna) February 27, 2017
To whoever had “the whole show goes fucking bonkers at the end” in their Oscar pool, RESPECT.
— Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) February 27, 2017
Sure that was awkward. But coulda been worse: coulda happened the other way around.
— Hannah Keyser (@HannahRKeyser) February 27, 2017
Loved what you did Jimmy!
— Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) February 27, 2017
I’m most impressed by how @jehorowitz handled tonight with an amazing amount of grace under the most unbelievable event in #Oscars history.
— Moisés Chiullán (@moiseschiu) February 27, 2017
A movie where this line was spoken won Best Picture, and that’s the most important thing. https://t.co/zOuvPwvGO6
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) February 27, 2017
disagree. he noticed/was confused. showed Faye to be like, “you seeing this too?” but she, like us, thought he was joking and just read it. https://t.co/g11o9f8avJ
— Jared Mobarak (@jaredmobarak) February 27, 2017
STILL SPEECHLESS pic.twitter.com/qe3NUDWAHM
— Barry Jenkins (@BandryBarry) February 27, 2017
Look at Warren Beatty check the envelope a second time. He knew something was wrong #Oscars pic.twitter.com/ko27lOetiB
— Hawkeye KSCS DJ (@HawkeyeOnAir) February 27, 2017
.@jehorowitz says he was on stage after his speech and handed a card that said, clearly, MOONLIGHT. “It was an out of body experience.”
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) February 27, 2017
there will be a terrible Ryan Murphy series about tonight’s #Oscars
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) February 27, 2017
There are 2 envelopes for each award. That’s how an unopened, “extra” Best Actress got out onstage. https://t.co/TQ6afDyRF8
— Moisés Chiullán (@moiseschiu) February 27, 2017
I guess Warren and Leo came from opposite sides https://t.co/wOcicSEg5C pic.twitter.com/EUEf1nO2gi
— Ev Williams (@ev) February 27, 2017
Always gotta stay around for the post-credit scene #Oscars
— heather mason jar (@NerdHeather) February 27, 2017
Alex points out that La La Land is about fake happy endings. I point out that Moonlight is about second chances. 😀
— Aja Romano (@ajaromano) February 27, 2017
And, to reiterate, #Moonlight winning #BestPicture is BIG DEAL. A $1.5-million indie about a poor innercity gay Black man just won. It WON.
— Sara M Fetters (@MoviefreakSara) February 27, 2017
2016: SPOTLIGHT
2017: MOONLIGHT
2018: STROBE LIGHTS
2019: STREET LIGHTS
2020: ALL OF THE LIGHTS,
2021: ALL OF THE LIGHTS#oscarpredictions— alyanna tekulve (@alyannapadilla) February 26, 2017
Viola, Mahershala, and the wins for Moonlight happened because they were DESERVED. Not because of #OscarsSoWhite. I want that very clear.
— April (@ReignOfApril) February 27, 2017
Black folks winning. Muslim folks winning. White folks winning. Women winning. Gay folks winning. Iranians winning. America winning. #Oscars
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) February 27, 2017
#Oscars director, bless you for this cut from Michael Shannon clapping to another angle of Michael Shannon clapping. pic.twitter.com/uvstHNALcx
— Myles McNutt (@Memles) February 27, 2017
Off-air feed shows ‘Moonlight’ stars reacting to realizing the Oscars screwed up Best Picture & that they’d won https://t.co/QVGSG8cpSO pic.twitter.com/j1ri0BFSNl
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) February 27, 2017
We screamed and rewound and rewatched and screamed again and now I understand sports.
— Melissa Hunter (@melissaFTW) February 27, 2017
I hope they put that alternate ending on the La La Land blu ray
— pat tobin (@tastefactory) February 27, 2017
God: Did he just say his “blue-eyed wife”?
Angel: [looks at clipboard] Yep.
God: That’s it. It’s Moonlight. Do Moonlight.
Angel: Got it.
— Mehreen Kasana (@mehreenkasana) February 27, 2017
Thank you, Barry. Congratulations and much love. ❤ https://t.co/BSwk9T6Si4
— Jordan Horowitz (@jehorowitz) February 27, 2017
This #oscars photo makes me want one of those ‘gigapixel’ shots of the whole audience so we can scan each face. (The Rock is great in this) pic.twitter.com/fOaVY3L5zo
— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) February 27, 2017
It’s always important to keep an #Oscars audience buzzing @TheAcademy @ABCNetwork pic.twitter.com/3ag80W4MmA
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) February 27, 2017