The 2017 Oscars will go down in history for one of the biggest mistakes of all time.
It's after the wrong film was announced as Best Picture.
It appears Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were handed the wrong envelope and La La Land was read out.
The top prize had actually gone to Moonlight, but the cast and crew were already on stage before the mistake was revealed.
Warren Beatty tried to explain, saying he'd seen Emma Stone's name for La La Land. Emma had won Best Actress.
"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. I wasn't trying to be funny."
Meanwhile, PwC - the accounting firm in charge of the ballot counting process - have issued a statement apologising for the mistake:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/oGJkXytnQ2">pic.twitter.com/oGJkXytnQ2</a></p>— PwC LLP (@PwC_LLP) <a href="https://twitter.com/PwC_LLP/status/836128345360211968">February 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Check out the best Twitter reactions...
Beatty wasn't bullshitting. He was desperately looking for another card. He got handed the wrong envelope. pic.twitter.com/Efu8sICf8Y
— Hershal (@hershal) February 27, 2017
Stop blaming Warren. He was handed the wrong envelope, tried to stall so the producers could fix it and he hever said the words "La La Land"
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) February 27, 2017
Naturally, Twitter gave us the best reactions:
WHAT WAIT OMG
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) February 27, 2017
I'm crying 😂😂😂😂. They were knee deep in their acceptance speech. #OscarsSoSteveHarvey #Oscars
— Damon Wayans Yunior? (@wayansjr) February 27, 2017
GOSLING KNEW. pic.twitter.com/Ps5214V0sr
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) February 27, 2017
Does this mean Hillary is really president?!?!?! #Oscars
— Ken Simon (@KenSimonSays) February 27, 2017
did i miss anything at the end?!
— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) February 27, 2017
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