At the 89th Academy Awards on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who had starred together in Bonnie and Clyde 50 years earlier, came out to present Best Picture, the final award of the night. Beatty opened the envelope, hesitated and looked at the card several times before showing it to Dunaway, who announced La La Land, the favorite going into the night. The card actually read "Emma Stone, La La Land," a backup copy of the Best Actress award Stone had received minutes earlier.

The La La Land team came onstage and two of its producers gave acceptance speeches before show staff rushed in. Producer Jordan Horowitz took the microphone, told the audience there had been a mistake and that Moonlight had won, held up the correct card, and said he was really proud to hand the award to his friends from Moonlight. Members of both teams embraced as the…