Oscars 2017
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The 2017 Oscars was, as always, incredibly entertaining. Host Jimmy Kimmel pulled out all the stops to make it one of the most memorable Oscars possible. Unfortunately for Kimmel, this show will most likely be remembered for it’s end rather than for the actors and the actors that inspired them presenting together. This year the Oscars staff had the misfortune of making the biggest mistake in Oscar’s history; announcing the wrong movie as the winner for best picture. Actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were set to announce best picture in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 film, Bonnie and Clyde. When Beatty opened the envelope he was confused to see Emma Stone’s name. He was reluctant to read the card because it didn’t look right. Dunaway, thinking he was just trying to build suspense, took the card and read the first movie she saw, which was La La Land. The mistake was only worsened by how long it took for it to be rectified. La La Land producers had the Oscars in their hands, and were making their speeches when it was announced that Moonlight was the real winner. What happened was that the PwC accountant, Brian Cullinan, mistakenly gave Dunaway the backup best actress envelope, but realized his mistake almost immediately, and ran to rectify it. All in all, though embarrassing and unfortunate, the mistake did not cause much trouble. The La La Land producers were very gracious and handed over their Oscars to the Moonlight producers without any sort of argument. Moonlight producers made their acceptance speeches, and Kimmel and Beatty apologized for the mistake.
Another, less publicised mistake was that the photo of one of the deceased from the In Memorium segment of the Oscars was actually still alive. The name was correct, Janet Patterson the costume designer, is in fact deceased, however the photo shown was of film producer Jan Chapman. Chapman was upset that the academy used her image in place of her friends, and assured people that she was still alive and well after the segment aired.
In other news the Oscars were full of other incredible moments. Jimmy Kimmel had plenty of hilarious moments, from an Oscars edition of Mean Tweets, to playing Matt Damon off the stage while he was presenting. There were also a very sweet segment where celebrities talked about the actors or actresses that inspired them, and then walked on stage to present with them; Javier Bardem went on with Meryl Streep, and Seth Rogen went on with Michael J. Fox. There were performances by Auli’i Cravalho from Moana, and John Legend from La La Land. It was an incredible show, and it truly was memorable.
Below is a conclusive list of the winners of the 2017 Oscars:
Best Picture: Moonlight
Best Actress: Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Director: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry Jenkins & Tarell McCraney, Moonlight
Best Original Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Best Original Song: “City of Stars,” La La Land
Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Best Cinematography: Linus Sandgren, La La Land
Best Live Action Short: Sing
Best Documentary Short: The White Helmets
Best Editing: Hacksaw Ridge, John Gilbert
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book
Best Production Design: La La Land
Best Animated Feature: Zootopia
Best Animated Short: Piper
Best Foreign Language Film: The Salesman
Best Sound Mixing: Hacksaw Ridge
Best Sound Editing: Arrival
Best Documentary Feature: O.J.: Made in America
Best Costume Design: Colleen Atwood, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Suicide Squad
Sources:
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39112851
http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-news/oscars-2017-presenters-and-performers-the-complete-list