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At the end of the evening on Sunday, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented “La La Land” with the Best Picture Oscar at the 89th annual Academy Awards. The thing was, “La La Land” didn’t win — “Moonlight” did.
Midway through the acceptance speech, Jordan Horowitz, a producer on the Damien Chazelle–directed flick, stopped to announce that there had been a mistake. Host Jimmy Kimmel and presenter Beatty came out to reveal that “Moonlight” was the actual winner. Apparently, Beatty was accidentally given the envelope for Best Actress, which was handed out right before to Emma Stone for her role in “La La Land.” He saw the movie title and passed the envelope to co-presenter Dunaway, who announced “La La Land” as the winner.
As Beatty explained onstage:
I opened the envelope and it said, “Emma Stone, ‘La La Land.’” That’s why I took such a long look at Faye and at you ― I wasn’t trying to be funny … This is “Moonlight,” the Best Picture.
According to USA Today, chaos ensued when the mishap occurred. Here’s their account of what went down:
As the “La La Land” filmmakers take the stage to accept best picture, the accountant from PriceWaterhouseCoopers jumps up and says, “He (presenter Warren Beatty) took the wrong envelope!” and goes running onstage. Craziness breaks out. No one knows how Beatty got the best actress envelope.
“Oh, my God. ‘Moonlight’ won, ‘Moonlight’ won,” a stagehand says, her hands on her head.
Stone also addressed the situation, telling members of the press how much she loved “Moonlight” and how excited she was for the film and its cast and crew. Then, she admitted, “I was holding my Best Actress in a Leading Role card that entire time. I don’t mean to start stuff. Whatever story that was ― I had that card.”
Although it is officially the most awkward ― and most stunning ― moment in Oscar history, the producers of “La La Land” gracefully handed their statues to the “Moonlight” team as the audience stared in utter confusion-slash-amazement.
Everyone on Twitter freaked out, as well.
Watch the whole crazy moment go down below:
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The 89th Academy Awards on Sunday weren’t lacking in high-key socio-political statements, one of which came from “Moonlight” playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney.
After receiving the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, which “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins and McCraney shared, they both gave some poignant words about the movie ― which also won Best Picture ― in their acceptance speeches.
The original play ― titled “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue” and written over a decade ago ― was inspired by McCraney’s own life experiences.
His speech perfectly attested to the social significance of the film.
“Black and brown boys and girls and gender non-conforming…who don’t see themselves…we’re trying show you, you and us…this is for you,” McCraney said.
We ‘preciate you McCraney.
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Sex offenders in North Carolina not only have to register with their local communities once they’ve served their time, they also have to stay off Facebook and other social media sites for 30 years. But the Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether or not the law violates the constitutional right to free speech.
The case concerns Lester Packingham, now 36, who was convicted of a felony in 2010 for having a Facebook account.
He had pled guilty in 2002 — before Facebook even existed — when he was 21 to taking indecent liberties with with a 13-year-old girl. He said he was dating her and claimed he wasn’t aware of her age, NPR reports. He was given a suspended sentence and two years probation.
Packingham registered as a sex offender; seven years later he signed up for Facebook while living in Durham to celebrate having a traffic ticket dismissed, according to the News & Observer in Raleigh. “Man God is good!” Packingham posted. “No fine, no court costs, no nothing spent…..praise be to GOD, WOW! Thanks JESUS.” A police officer spotted the post.
Packingham had no other arrests during that time and police found no evidence of any other sexual offenses or that he had used Facebook to connect with young girls. He was convicted of a Facebook felony and placed on probation.
North Carolina officials say the law — which also bars sex offenders from sites like Snapchat and Instagram which can be accessed by children under the age of 18 — is intended to stop predators from seeking out new victims. “It blinks reality to suggest that sexual predators do not use social media to further their crimes,” the state maintains.
“Sexual predators became increasingly adept at using social media to gather intimate information about minors’ social lives, families, hobbies, hangouts, and the like,” North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s office argue in their brief. “They then used this information to target unwitting victims.” Thirteen states have joined a brief supporting the attorney general’s brief.
But Packingham’s lawyers say that the law is far too broad and punitive, especially given the importance today of the internet in communication, and breached their client’s right to free speech.
“The statute excludes registrants from the central platforms where, today, any North Carolinian can interact with his elected representatives, obtain a free online education, and find gainful employment,” Packingham’s attorneys said in their brief.
The case deals with the unique situations of sex offenders. Even though they may have served their time and finished probation, and haven’t broken the law again, they remain under restrictions unlike other criminals, because of the particular nature of their crimes and the fear that they will be driven to offend again. Not only must they register and remain on sex-offender rolls for several years, but they must also abide by several other restrictions. They are often precluded from any work around children, living near schools and in some cases can’t use public parks.
There are close to 850,000 individuals currently registered as sex offenders in the U.S. and 20,000 of them are registered in North Carolina.
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Oscars 2017, you are not alone.
Shortly after Academy Award producers interrupted “La La Land” creators’ acceptance speeches to deliver the news that “Moonlight” had really won best picture, host Jimmy Kimmel quipped that he blamed Steve Harvey for the mix-up.
That’s because Harvey accidentally crowned the wrong winner at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant, and did not correct the error for two whole minutes.
So when a mix-up involving the final, most prestigious Oscar of the night stunned the Dolby Theater into silence (and made for a pretty awkward live TV moment), the folks over at the Miss Universe competition could relate.
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Black Twitter flourished during Sunday night’s Academy Awards.
Through the good (”Moonlight” winning Best Picture after all), the bad (People magazine editor-in-chief Jess Cagle infuriatingly saying “Hidden Fences”) and the ugly (Denzel Washington losing to Casey Affleck), Black Twitter responded appropriately and hilariously at every turn.
Social media users had a lot to say about these moments and more throughout the night. So we highlighted a few that stood out. Take a look at some of the best tweets from some of the most memorable moments at the Oscars.
When Jess Cagle said “Hidden Fences” :
When Halle Berry’s wig hit the red carpet:
When Mahershala Ali won his first Oscar:
When the cast of “Hidden Figures” brought NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson on stage:
When Viola Davis won her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress:
When Gary from Chicago stole the show:
When Denzel Washington robbed of the Best Actor award:
When “Moonlight” loss then won the award for Best Picture:
And the overall blackness that took place Sunday night:
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Amazon’s $10 million bet on Manchester by the Sea has paid off with a few Oscar wins. Casey Affleck won the Academy Award for Best Actor, while writer/director Kenneth Lonergan picked up Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was nominated for seven Oscar…
At the end of the evening on Sunday, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented “La La Land” with the Best Picture Oscar at the 89th annual Academy Awards. The thing was, “La La Land” didn’t win — “Moonlight” did.
Midway through the acceptance speech, Jordan Horowitz, a producer on the Damien Chazelle–directed flick, stopped to announce that there had been a mistake. Host Jimmy Kimmel and presenter Beatty came out to reveal that “Moonlight” was the actual winner. Apparently, Beatty was accidentally given the envelope for Best Actress, which was handed out right before to Emma Stone for her role in “La La Land.” He saw the movie title and passed the envelope to co-presenter Dunaway, who announced “La La Land” as the winner.
As Beatty explained onstage:
I opened the envelope and it said, “Emma Stone, ‘La La Land.’” That’s why I took such a long look at Faye and at you ― I wasn’t trying to be funny … This is “Moonlight,” the Best Picture.
According to USA Today, chaos ensued when the mishap occurred. Here’s their account of what went down:
As the “La La Land” filmmakers take the stage to accept best picture, the accountant from PriceWaterhouseCoopers jumps up and says, “He (presenter Warren Beatty) took the wrong envelope!” and goes running onstage. Craziness breaks out. No one knows how Beatty got the best actress envelope.
“Oh, my God. ‘Moonlight’ won, ‘Moonlight’ won,” a stagehand says, her hands on her head.
Stone also addressed the situation, telling members of the press how much she loved “Moonlight” and how excited she was for the film and its cast and crew. Then, she admitted, “I was holding my Best Actress in a Leading Role card that entire time. I don’t mean to start stuff. Whatever story that was ― I had that card.”
Although it is officially the most awkward ― and most stunning ― moment in Oscar history, the producers of “La La Land” gracefully handed their statues to the “Moonlight” team as the audience stared in utter confusion-slash-amazement.
Everyone on Twitter freaked out, as well.
Watch the whole crazy moment go down below:
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Jimmy Kimmel surprised everyone by bringing an unsuspecting tour bus group to the 89th Academy Awards. But little did we all know, a star would soon be born: Gary from Chicago.
Sporting a hoody, dad cap and his fiancé’s purse, Gary led the tour group into the theater, capturing the moment on his phone the entire time, even after host Jimmy Kimmel told him they were already being filmed by the TV cameras.
Gary, in true uncle-at-a-cookout fashion, didn’t care.
As he continued to film the actors in attendance, Kimmel asked Gary if he was ignoring the white actors. Without hesitation, Gary admitted, “I am though.”
Kimmel then asked Gary’s fiancé, Vicky, who her favorite actor was. She said, “That man right there,” and pointed to Denzel Washington. Kimmel suggested that Washington should be Gary’s best man, but the actor did him one better. He “officiated” their wedding on the spot.
Gary’s Hollywood debut didn’t end there. Still on stage, Kimmel asked him if he’s ever touched an Oscar and led them over to actor Mahershala Ali, who had just won for Best Supporting Actor.
The Chicago native proceeded to take Ali’s Oscar in exchange for his phone. The he instructs Ali to take a selfie.
Folks on Twitter loved Gary. Using the hashtag #GaryFromChicago, social media users praised Gary’s authenticity.
Gary even got an invite to come to a game from his hometown NBA team.
Never change, Gary.
Watch Gary from Chicago make his debut Oscar appearance below.
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What. Just. Happened?
The wildest, most hilarious, most ridiculous Academy Awards broadcast, possibly ever? Between Gary from Chicago, every moment the camera was on Taraji P. Henson, the Matt Damon shade thrown by his longtime (faux) rival and Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel, and the epic way “Moonlight” won the award for Best Picture, the women of Twitter kept us laughing Sunday night with tons of wit and tons of snark.
Below are TK of our favorite reactions from the night:
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