Here's why everyone was so confused by that WTF Oscar moment

Now that we have had a couple of minutes to breathe, let's unravel how one of many weirdest moments in awards present historical past truly went down. 

It began, as hassle typically does, with Bonnie and Clyde — Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, the celebs of the basic movie, who had the distinction of giving the night time's largest award away. 

Beatty had the flawed envelope. He was understandably fairly confused, so he stalled as a lot as he probably might earlier than letting Dunaway work out what to do, as a result of delegating disagreeable duties is the simplest selection. 

She introduced La La Land because the winner, as a result of, properly, the identify of that movie was definitely on the cardboard! 

However La La Land misplaced, dudes.

Jordan Horowitz, a producer for La La Land confirmed the actual card. "There is a mistake. Moonlight, you gained greatest image." Oops!

He confirmed the receipts 

"This isn't a joke," he repeated time and again, which was a superb name since Jimmy Kimmel was standing proper there. 

Beatty determined to to set the report straight himself.

"I opened the envelope and it stated, Emma Stone, La La Land," defined the actor. "That is why I took such an extended take a look at Faye and at you. I wasn't making an attempt to be humorous."

Emma Stone made every little thing just a little extra complicated.

"I used to be additionally holding my Greatest Actress in a number one position card the entire time so no matter stuff you are listening to..." Stone told reporters within the press room after the insanity went down. "I do not imply to start out stuff."

However there are literally two of every profitable envelope. 

Brian Cullinan and Martha L. Ruiz, accountants from Worth Waterhouse Cooper — the agency that has been dealing with the the ballots for 83 years — have been the one individuals who know who the winners are forward of time. They every transport a set of the envelopes in a safe briefcase to the awards present. 

"From a safety perspective, we double up every part," Cullinan advised Market Watch. "That’s why there's two of us. We have now two briefcases, which are similar, and we've two complete units of profitable envelopes."

So it in all probability wasn't sabotage, however you by no means know. This is to those that scheme. 

There's sort of a precedent for this.

This hasn't fairly occurred earlier than, however an incident on the Academy Awards again in 1993 when Marisa Tomei took residence Greatest Actress has been the topic of Hollywood folklore for years. 

Some declare that Tomei wasn't truly purported to win the award, however the presenter, Jack Palance, could not learn the cardboard and easily introduced her identify as a result of it was the primary one which got here to thoughts. Wacky! 

That is why the Academy now insists that two representatives from Worth Waterhouse Cooper are on the wings to ensure nobody truly goes residence with an Oscar they weren't alleged to win.

Sorry, dreamers. Moonlight gained truthful and sq..