This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising.
By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies described in our Cookies Policy.
You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site.
To learn more see our Cookies Policy.
Chris Pizzello / PA Wire
Chris Pizzello / PA Wire / PA Wire
EVERYONE IS STILL reeling from that almighty cock-up at the Oscars last night – the small matter of giving the Best Picture award to the wrong film.
Presenter Warren Beatty somehow walked on stage with the wrong envelope, realised it, then handed it over to his co-presenter Faye Dunaway to announce La La Land as the winner (full explanation as to how this might have happened here).
La La Land producer Josh Horowitz then came forward with the actual Best Picture card, saying there’d been a mistake and Moonlight was the real recipient:
Chris Pizzello / PA Wire
Chris Pizzello / PA Wire / PA Wire
Once the shock wore off, the image of Horowitz holding the card aloft became a huge meme – and it’s now being used to right the perceived wrongs and oversights of the past year and beyond.
Friday 27 December, 2024
Friday 27 December, 2024
Download our app
That cringey Best Picture cock-up at the Oscars is already one of the best memes of 2017
EVERYONE IS STILL reeling from that almighty cock-up at the Oscars last night – the small matter of giving the Best Picture award to the wrong film.
Presenter Warren Beatty somehow walked on stage with the wrong envelope, realised it, then handed it over to his co-presenter Faye Dunaway to announce La La Land as the winner (full explanation as to how this might have happened here).
La La Land producer Josh Horowitz then came forward with the actual Best Picture card, saying there’d been a mistake and Moonlight was the real recipient:
Once the shock wore off, the image of Horowitz holding the card aloft became a huge meme – and it’s now being used to right the perceived wrongs and oversights of the past year and beyond.
There’s Beyoncé’s Grammy snub
Whoops!
We couldn't find this Tweet
Amy Adams not getting a Best Actress nom
Whoops!
We couldn't find this Tweet
Casey Affleck winning over Denzel Washington
The US election, of course
The card was also used to unveil conspiracies
And honour all the films that were sadly overlooked in their own time
What a mess. But at least we can laugh about it now, eh?
DailyEdge is on Snapchat! Tap the button below to add!
More: Explainer – the double envelope mix up that led to that Best Picture mess at the Oscars>
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
fail of the day Memes oops a daisy Oscars warren beatty win/fail