Oscars 2017: Biggest fiasco in Academy Awards history as La La Land wrongly named winner

By Garry Maddox
Updated February 28 2017 - 3:18pm, first published 6:16am
Jimmy Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel.
Jordan Horowitz, producer of "La La Land," shows the envelope revealing "Moonlight" as the true winner of best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Presenter Warren Beatty and host Jimmy Kimmel look on from right. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Photo: CHRIS PIZZELLO
Jordan Horowitz, producer of "La La Land," shows the envelope revealing "Moonlight" as the true winner of best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Presenter Warren Beatty and host Jimmy Kimmel look on from right. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Photo: CHRIS PIZZELLO
Best actor: Casey Affleck  Photo: Richard Shotwell
Best actor: Casey Affleck Photo: Richard Shotwell
Best supporting actor for <i>Moonlight</i>: Mahershala Ali
Best supporting actor for <i>Moonlight</i>: Mahershala Ali
Emotional speech: Viola Davis
Emotional speech: Viola Davis

The accountants for the Academy Awards have accepted responsibility for the mistake that led to the Oscars ending in chaos with La La Land wrongly named best picture winner instead of Moonlight.

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