Oscars blunder: Here’s what happened


By AGENCY

Winning ballots for the Oscars being carried along the red carpet by personnel from PricewaterhouseCoopers as they arrive for the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. Photo: Reuters

An accountant for the Academy Awards botched the meticulous procedure for announcing the Oscar for best picture when he handed victory to La La Land before declaring Moonlight the real winner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Feb 28 (Malaysia).

In a gaffe that stunned the Dolby Theatre crowd in Hollywood and a television audience worldwide, presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were handed the wrong envelope for the movie industry's top award.

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