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Oscars 2017: 'Moonlight' Wins Best Picture After Epic On-Stage Stuff-Up

The award goes to.. 'La La Land' -- no wait, 'MOONLIGHT.'

The 89th Academy Awards went out with an embarrassingly loud bang after 'La La Land' was incorrectly announced as Best Picture, before the mistake was corrected mid-acceptance speech and the true winning film, 'Moonlight', was revealed.

A 'La La Land' producer grabbed the winning trophy back from his colleagues and took to the mic saying, "the winner is 'Moonlight', this is not a joke".

He continued: "I'm proud to hand this to my friends at 'Moonlight'."

Announcer Warren Beatty quickly made amends by explaining what had happened upon opening the envelope.

"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," he explained.

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Meanwhile, the internet reacted accordingly.

It sure was a wild ride. 'Til next year!

The full list of winners are below.

Best Picture

WINNER-- Moonlight

La La Land

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

Lion

Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER -- Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Dev Patel (Lion)

Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER -- Viola Davis (Fences)

Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

Nicole Kidman (Lion)

Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Director

WINNER -- Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best Actor

WINNER -- Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best Actress

WINNER -- Emma Stone (La La Land)

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Ruth Negga (Loving)

Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER -- The Salesman

Land of Mine

A Man Called Ove

Tanna

Toni Erdmann

Best Animated Feature

WINNER -- Zootopia

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

My Life as a Zucchini

The Red Turtle

Best Documentary Feature

WINNER -- O.J.: Made in America

Fire at Sea

I Am Not Your Negro

Life Animated

13th

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER -- Manchester by the Sea

Hell or High Water

La La Land

The Lobster

20th Century Women

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER -- Moonlight

Arrival

Fences

Hidden Figures

Lion

Cinematography

WINNER -- La La Land

Arrival

Lion

Moonlight

Silence

Best Original Score

WINNER -- La La Land

Jackie

Lion

Moonlight

Passengers

Best Original Song

WINNER -- Audition (La La Land)

Can't Stop the Feeling (Trolls)

City of Stars (La La Land)

The Empty Chair (Jim: The James Foley Story)

How Far I'll Go (Moana)

Achievement in Visual Effects

WINNER -- The Jungle Book

Deepwater Horizon

Doctor Strange

Kubo and the Two Strings

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Achievement in Sound Mixing

WINNER -- Hacksaw Ridge

Arrival

La La Land

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Achievement in Sound Editing

WINNER -- Arrival

Deepwater Horizon

Hacksaw Ridge

La La Land

Sully

Best Animated Short

WINNER -- Piper

Blind Vaysha

Borrowed Time

Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Pearl

Best Production Design

WINNER -- La La Land

Arrival

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hail, Caesar!

Passengers

Best Film Editing

WINNER -- Hacksaw Ridge

Arrival

Hell or High Water

La La Land

Moonlight

Achievement in Costume Design

WINNER -- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Allied

Florence Foster Jenkins

Jackie

La La Land

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

WINNER -- Suicide Squad

A Man Called Ove

Star Trek Beyond

Best Live Action Short

WINNER -- Sing

Ennemis Entreniers

La Femme et le TGV

Silent Nights

Timecode

Best Documentary Short Subject

WINNER -- The White Helmets

Extremis

4.1 Miles

Joe's Violin

Watani: My Homeland

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