We'd like to thank the academy ... for resurfacing heartbreaking, hilarious and otherwise memorable acceptance speeches. Here are some of our picks.
, several erroneous thank yous were given at the mic by the “La La Land” team, led by producer Jordan Horowitz. However, as the other producers gave their acceptance speeches, some scrambling was visible behind them. Once the truth of the situation became clear to those onstage, Horowitz returned to the mic and said, “There’s a mistake. ‘Moonlight,’ you guys won best picture.” He showed the card from the correct envelope to the cameras and a stunned Dolby Theatre crowd.
Cameras even caught Samuel L. Jackson in the audience, taking photos of the “Moonlight” crew’s acceptance speeches and wiping a tear., it’s as stunning a moment today as it was when it happened. But the main takeaway isn’t the chaos, or even producer Adele Romanski’s heartwarming remarks about inclusion and representation . The main takeaway is the real admiration, friendship and camaraderie that had developed between the two films’ makers during the long road to the Oscar.
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