The 2017 Oscar Fiasco

Kelly Ross

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The finale of the 2017 Oscars has always been the award for Best Picture. As viewers applauded this year's announced winner, 'La La Land', their cheers quickly turned to murmurs of confusion as the film's producer, Jordan Horowitz, announced that a mistake had been made. He then called up the cast and crew of the film 'Moonlight' that was the actual winner.

Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) is the company responsible for counting the Oscar Votes. PwC representatives give announcers the correct envelopes containing the award winners. The representative safeguarding the results that night gave actor Warren Beatty the envelope for Best Supporting Actress instead of Best Picture. Spectators could see Beatty hesitate before handing the envelope to Faye Dunaway to announce the mistaken winner. He later admitted that he had realized the title on the envelope was incorrect.
  1. When is the Best Picture award announced at the Oscars ceremony?
  2. Who announced the actual winner of Best Picture?
  3. How did the mistake happen?
  4. How did the audience know Beatty suspected that there was something wrong?
  5. Who was responsible for the mistake?
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  1. Do you think the person responsible for the mistake should be fired?
  2. How do you think the cast, producers, and directors of 'La La Land' felt when they learned of the mistake? What about 'Moonlight'?
  3. What do you think can be done to prevent a mistake like this one from happening again in the future?
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