It was not quite a Hollywood ending for the 89th Academy Awards. The producers of “La La Land” were nearly done with their acceptance speeches for best picture when “La La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz returned to the microphone and said it was “Moonlight” that had actually won best picture. Horowitz insisted it was “not a joke” and even held up the card showing that “Moonlight” was the true winner.
Veteran actor-direct Warren Beatty tried to explain that he and Faye Dunaway announced the wrong winner because the envelope they had been handed bore incorrectly the name of best actress winner, Emma Stone, and the movie title “La La Land.”
LIST OF WINNERS:
Best Picture
“Moonlight”
Best Actress In A Leading Role
Emma Stone for “La La Land”
Best Actor In A Leading Role
Casey Affleck for “Manchester by the Sea”
Best Director
Damien Chazelle for “La La Land”
Actress In A Supporting Role
Viola Davis for “Fences”
Actor In A Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali for “Moonlight”
Best Documentary
“O.J.: Made in America”
Best Foreign Language Film
“The Salesman”
Best Animated Feature Film
“Zootopia”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“Moonlight,” directed by Barry Jenkins and playwright by Tarell McCraney
Best Original Screenplay
“Manchester by the Sea,” written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan
Best Original Song
“City of Stars,” from “La La Land”
Best Original Score
“La La Land,” Justin Hurwitz
Best Cinematography
“La La Land,” Linus Sandgren