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The single most awkward moment in the history of the Oscars...
posted by MidnightspSTAFFMOD on February 27, 2017 at 12:48 AM
I felt so bad for Warren Beatty and Faye, also the producers of La La Land. When the guy was like "Oh, we lost by the way"... Ouch.
Reply by luthien
on February 27, 2017 at 12:59 AM
I know. For them to be put in that position. Warren felt the need to explain himself. Not your fault Warren.
Reply by tmdb55987710
on February 27, 2017 at 1:24 AM
I bet Steve Harvey was involved.
Reply by nyxeus
on February 27, 2017 at 2:12 AM
I'm still shocked!
Reply by blacknyellowsquid
on February 27, 2017 at 2:20 AM
The La La Land people were really gracious, though. And if I were Warren I would have defended myself, too, haha
Reply by Stacey
on February 27, 2017 at 2:21 AM
I think the La La Land people were very gracious, apart from the "we lost btw" guy. He made his speech knowing they didn't win and he just lengthened the time it took to correct things.
Reply by Midnightsp
on February 27, 2017 at 2:33 AM
Right. Also, it was Faye who announced La La Land... and now that Emma Stone confirmed she had her envelope with her the whole time, I wonder what the hell actually happened.
Reply by Stacey
on February 27, 2017 at 2:35 AM
There's a briefcase holding the envelopes containing winners on either side of the stage (therefore two copies of the winners envelope). Leo and Warren came in on opposite sides and there was just a mishandling of the envelope to Warren it seems.
Reply by theburbs
on February 27, 2017 at 8:27 AM
He did?
Reply by theburbs
on February 27, 2017 at 8:30 AM
The whole scene was very high on the cringe meter. I don't know what was cringier: the "We lost, by the way" guy, Warren's apology, or the fact that no one will remember any of the Moonlight victory speeches, because they've been overshadowed by all this envelope drama. Woof, what a trainwreck.
Reply by NotoriousRio
on February 27, 2017 at 9:25 AM
The streaker in 1974 was pretty funny, so was Marlon Brando's boycott (The year he won!), but I have to feel sorry for Warren, Faye, and the producers of La La Land, someones gonna get the sack for sure!
Reply by Stacey
on February 27, 2017 at 10:15 AM
Yep, while the second(?) La La Land guy was giving his speech - the one about dreams - you could see the "we lost btw" guy being told it in the background (and shaking his head at being told) yet he still went up to the mic. The others were so gracious, he acted like a temperamental child imo.
Reply by FormerlyKnownAs
on February 27, 2017 at 10:27 AM
Reply by Russ007
on February 27, 2017 at 10:36 AM
I cringe at a lot of stuff while watching TV but sh*t like this is funny and awesome. I mean, let's be honest here, we only watch the Oscars to see people mess up and that's what happened. Same applies to ANY live TV broadcast.
Regarding their speeches: no one ever remembers a single sentence anyway...
Reply by theburbs
on February 27, 2017 at 10:40 AM
Oh, I didn't realize that. Woof, talk about awkward.
Reply by FormerlyKnownAs
on February 27, 2017 at 11:02 AM
I hate award shows; but, I love when such stuff happens.
Not only is it amusing to see and hear about...but, we get to enjoy it SO MUCH MORE because you know that comedians and late night shows all over the globe are going to have a field day poking fun!