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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 23:46:50 GMT
That was the biggest snafu in the history of the Academy Awards. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I felt bad for the cast and crew of BOTH films. Now they will be forever linked.
I do think though, that the Producer of La La Land handled the situation with INCREDIBLE grace and aplomb. Kudos to him!
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Post by politicidal on Feb 27, 2017 23:53:44 GMT
Hey you stole my thread! (jk I don't own the English language)
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Post by brownstones on Feb 27, 2017 23:56:34 GMT
two cards, one on the left entrance and one on the right.
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Post by ck100 on Feb 28, 2017 0:04:46 GMT
A screw-up of epic proportions.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 0:31:13 GMT
I don't care what excuses they come up with, absolutely unacceptable. That just CANNOT happen. This thing is once a year and you have what, 25 envelopes tops?
On top of that, for one of the in memoriam tributes they used a photo of the wrong woman (who's still alive). Here, LMGTFY....
I'm going to do a short film on this debacle entitled Oh My Absolute Christ, because that's what I said when I heard about it.
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Post by OldSamVimes on Feb 28, 2017 1:11:13 GMT
What happened?
Some wonderfully unscripted live TV happened.
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Post by sariz on Feb 28, 2017 1:55:30 GMT
It was unbelievable and a moment that will be talked about like forever.
How could that happen?
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Post by naterdawg on Feb 28, 2017 2:03:22 GMT
Are you talking about Faye's facelift? I'll agree--an unbelievable moment, and a moment that will be talked about like forever.
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Post by barkingbaphomet on Feb 28, 2017 2:07:52 GMT
so, uh... what did happen?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 3:39:21 GMT
As I understand it, the auditing firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers was in charge of the envelopes so the screw-up is their fault.
EDIT: They come up with all the procedures necessary to prevent a mistake like this happening. Then they are supposed to have a fail-safe in which if a mistake like this happened, they are supposed to immediately interrupt before a mistaken winner makes it to the stage.
As mentioned by another poster in this thread, there are two envelopes at each entrance wing. So someone handed the wrong envelope (containing Emma Stone's win) to Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. If you review the video below, Warren Beatty checks the envelope and scrutinizes what is on the card. He clearly realizes that something is wrong and he shows the card to Faye. I think he expected her to back him up in thinking there was something wrong but instead she announced the winner as La La Land.
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Post by jervistetch on Feb 28, 2017 4:14:59 GMT
There are two copies of the winners envelopes, one on each side of the stage. Depending on which side the presenter enters, that side's accountant person gives the presenter the envelope. The guy from Price Waterhouse was supposed to dispose of his copy of the Emma Stone envelope after she won but he was too busy taking selfies and pix of the stars backstage. He forgot to throw that envelope out and handed it to Warren and Faye. Warren knew something was wrong and showed the incorrect card to Faye who just saw LA LA LAND and blurted it out. Or so, that's the latest story I've heard.
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Post by Times Up on Feb 28, 2017 4:41:39 GMT
That's fabulous, that's rich. La La Land winning the Oscar. By the way Beatty, how's Annette? You're still seeing her aren't you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 5:30:33 GMT
The guy from Price Waterhouse was supposed to dispose of his copy of the Emma Stone envelope after she won but he was too busy taking selfies and pix of the stars backstage. He forgot to throw that envelope out and handed it to Warren and Faye...Or so, that's the latest story I've heard. If true, then what a schmuck! |
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Post by jesserebel on Feb 28, 2017 6:21:23 GMT
Well he lost his job last night
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 7:46:28 GMT
Hopefully that schmuck lost his job!
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Post by jervistetch on Feb 28, 2017 16:43:27 GMT
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