LOS ANGELES: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) the accounting firm responsible for tabulating Oscar ballots, apologized for an ‘error’ in the announcement of the best picture award on Sunday, admitting Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were handed the wrong envelope.
The embarrassing mix-up saw the Oscar incorrectly given to musical ‘La La Land’ before the actual winner, coming-of-age drama ‘Moonlight,’ was finally handed the prize.
“We sincerely apologize to ‘Moonlight,’ ‘La La Land,’ Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture,” the company said in a statement.
“The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and, when discovered the issue was immediately corrected,” it added.
“We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred,” it said, hailing the ‘grace’ with which all concerned authorities handled the situation.
The mistake made for a chaotic end to the film industry’s biggest night, on which “La La Land” went home with six awards including best director, actress, score and song and “Moonlight.” only managed to three
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