I opened the envelope and it said, 'Emma Stone, La La Land.' "We spent a lot of time together in the last six months and I can't imagine being in their position and having to do that. Jenkins, meanwhile, said he was given no official explanation for what happened. Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty presented the award for best picture Sunday night.However, the envelope they carried was for the previous award, for actress in a leading role.

Not many people can say that," he said.See texts Michelle Obama's mom sent about her 'star' statusThe Oscars ceremony had a surprise ending that could only happen in Hollywood.
CNN's request for comment from the Academy and was not immediately returned.PwC said in a statement: "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." Moonlight won because it smartly ran all season long as the alternative to La La Land With La La Land’ s loss, one thing becomes clear: You don’t want to be the early Oscar frontrunner. The film was based on McCraney's play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. Justin Timberlake opened the show by singing his hit "Can't Stop The Feeling."

(Later, Beatty would say it contained the name of On stage, Beatty looked at the card and said, "And the Academy Award..." The crowd laughed, assuming he was building suspense.

"Hidden Figures" is a true story about the unsung African-American women whose math and engineering smarts helped power the US space program in the 1960s.Kate McKinnon and Jason Bateman present the awards for costume design as well as makeup and hairstyling.Mahershala Ali accepts the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in "Moonlight.
"La La Land" producer Jordan Horowitz, center, accepts the award for best picture next to producer Fred Berger.Producers of "La La Land" give acceptance speeches before learning that their movie was not the real winner. It was actually "Moonlight." "Linus Sandgren accepts the best cinematography Oscar for his work on "La La Land. Taraji P. Henson was shown with her mouth wide open in the crowd. Media caption The moment La La Land's producers realised Moonlight had won best picture. Before that, Rogen paid homage to Fox and the '80s film "Back to the Future," which Rogen said inspired him.Alan Barillaro, left, and Marc Sondheimer accept the Oscar for best animated short film ("Piper").During the show, a tour group was brought into the Kodak Theater as a surprise.Some of the people on the tour interacted with actors near the front, including Denzel Washington.Comedian Jimmy Kimmel was hosting the show for the first time.Actor Jackie Chan received an honorary Academy Award, as did film editor Anne V. Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.Sting plays the guitar during a performance of "The Empty Chair," a song from "Jim: The James Foley Story.

I was speechless because it was so gracious for them to do that." When Faye Dunaway erroneously declared La La Land the best picture winner over Moonlight at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the crew backstage was the first to realize her mistake. "Casey Affleck won best actor for his role in "Manchester by the Sea. Miranda wrote the song for the animated film "Moana. "I'm going to be very proud to hand this to my friends from 'Moonlight,'" Horowitz interjected. "My love to 'La La Land. : Made In America" was a five-part miniseries that explored the life of former football star O.J. "Sara Bareilles sings during the "In Memoriam" tribute.From left, songwriters Justin Paul, Benj Pasek and Justin Hurwitz accept the Oscar for best original song ("City of Stars" from the movie "La La Land").Host Jimmy Kimmel tweets US President Donald Trump during the show: "Hey @realDonaldTrump u up?