mislead? Shut the fuck up.
2017 Oscars Nominees...Damn they LOVE that La LA Land huh?
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Oscars 2017: How did the La La Land/Moonlight mix-up happen?
Two envelopes for each category
Two people count the votes and know the winners in advance. Each has a full set of envelopes containing cards with the winners' names - just in case something happens to the other set.
Those people - from accountancy firm PwC - stand on either side of the Oscars stage and hand the envelopes to the award presenters just before they step on stage.
So after Emma Stone won best actress, the other best actress envelope was handed to Warren Beatty - who was presenting the best picture prize - by mistake.
That explains why a confused Stone told reporters afterwards: "I was holding my best actress in a leading role card that entire time."
Warren Beatty hesitates
It looked like the veteran actor was fooling around when he opened the envelope, looked at the card, then looked inside the envelope again to see if there was another card inside.
He checked again, then showed the envelope to his co-presenter Faye Dunaway. She read the words: "La La Land."
Beatty explained: "I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope, and it said Emma Stone, La La Land. That's why I took such a long look at Faye, and at you [the audience], I wasn't trying to be funny."
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel said afterwards: "He was confused because the card, which he showed to me by the way, said 'Emma Stone, La La Land' on it.
"So this was confusing obviously, we thought he was being coy and cute to make everybody suffer but in reality he was perplexed by why her name was on it."
The mistake is rectified
With the La La Land acceptance speeches in full flow, the PwC people and other officials came on stage to inform the film's cast and creators - and the world - that there had been a terrible mistake.
La La Land producer Fred Berger said: "We lost by the way, but you know."
Fellow producer Jordan Horowitz then said: "Guys, I'm sorry, no, there's a mistake. Moonlight, you guys won best picture."
And the third producer Marc Platt said: "This is not a joke I'm afraid they read the wrong thing."
Horowitz added: "This is not a joke, Moonlight has won best picture." He then held the card up to the audience to prove his point, reading from it: "Moonlight, best picture."
Cue bedlam.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39097183
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In my 50 cent voice
WHAT KINDA FUCK SHIT IS THIS. MOTHERFUCKING MOONLIGHT......MOTHERFUCKERS CAME BACK.
WHAT THE FUCK DOES THIS MEAN?????? MITHERFUCKAS GONNA BE UPSET AT THE AFTERPARTY, CANT HIT NO STRIP CLUB.........
DOWN 25 POINTS AND MOONLIGHT CAME BACK.
WHAT KINDA FUCK SHIT IS THIS. MOTHERFUCKING MOONLIGHT......MOTHERFUCKERS CAME BACK.
WHAT THE FUCK DOES THIS MEAN?????? MITHERFUCKAS GONNA BE UPSET AT THE AFTERPARTY, CANT HIT NO STRIP CLUB.........
DOWN 25 POINTS AND MOONLIGHT CAME BACK.
Too many peeps in here are way too focused on (and scared of) the Gay aspect of "MOONLIGHT".
Get over that shit already. And support two Brothers winning. We got tons of stories in our community that need telling. And lots of OUR people with the talent to do it. Given the opportunity.
Yeah like I said, get shit right before posting it. You misleading ass mofo.
If you wanna support gay films you go right ahead with it. I just thought "Fences" was a better film and should have won over "Moonlight"
The storyline of "Fences" was much better than that "Moonlight" bs
They screwed Denzel yet again.
I'm not going to argue this. It'll just be needless and beating a dead horse.
I do agee that Washington got fucked over yet again. And "FENCES" has always been one of my favorite plays. Saw the James Earl Jones version in the late 80s. And saw Denzel/Viola a few years ago. Loved the film. But felt it was "stage-y" in spots.
But again...
"MOONLIGHT" story was just as representative of the Black Experience as "FENCES". Different approaches with in the end, were universal themes.
the strange fact is that we had a black president before we had a black person win for best director!
I was just saying "Fences" should have won over "Moonlight" that's all.
"Fences" also got better reviews.
They just decided to fuck Denzel over just like Beyoncé got fucked over at the Grammy's.
@19 secs.....the way he snatched it out the envelop....
like....."nah Warren, i dont want u readin shit else."
That was rude as fuck.@19 secs.....the way he snatched it out the envelop....
like....."nah Warren, i dont want u readin shit else."
@19 secs.....the way he snatched it out the envelop....
like....."nah Warren, i dont want u readin shit else."
Please enjoy the expressions on the faces of Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep and The Rock:
Lin-Manuel Miranda is almost weeping, as usual. Casey Affleck and Ben Affleck both look like they’re about to tweak out. I think Vince Vaughn is morphing into Hannibal Lector in the back. Viola Davis appears to have known it was all going to work out this whole time. Who best represents your feelings about Moonlight winning Best Picture?
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Please enjoy the expressions on the faces of Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep and The Rock:
Lin-Manuel Miranda is almost weeping, as usual. Casey Affleck and Ben Affleck both look like they’re about to tweak out. I think Vince Vaughn is morphing into Hannibal Lector in the back. Viola Davis appears to have known it was all going to work out this whole time. Who best represents your feelings about Moonlight winning Best Picture?
Vince used to be one of my favorites...but he mad suspect so I believe he was hating on my brothers and sisters.
The Rock and Denzel were LOVING it!
You did just like me.
I tried to watch it a while back and that opening scene just turned me off.
Naw wasn't feeling it.
Maybe when I'm in the mood for it.
yeah my wife and I kept looking at eachother during the opening scene and the second musical scene during the party..said we're gonna give this shit 25 more minutes. We hung in there and the singing and dancing was only limited to one scene after that. the cinematography was great and the story was engaging enough to keep watching
It was a good flick...but "fences", "Hell or high water", "moonlight" and "manchester by the sea" were all better..
