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Friday, March 2, 2018

Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty are returning to the Oscars, despite last year's Best Picture mix-up



Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty are returning to the Oscars, despite last year's Best Picture mix-up


After the envelopes for Best Actress and Best Picture got mixed up at the crucial moment during last year's Academy Awards, and caused one of the biggest gaffes in Oscars history, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were thrown into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. 


They will, however, be returning to Hollywood's Dolby Theatre to make amends at the 2018 awards on Sunday, when they will be presenting the winner of the Best Picture category once again. 

Website TMZ reports that the Bonnie and Clyde stars were rehearsing the reveal this week, and went through their lines twice. Reports suggest the pair are folding last year's snafu into their script, with Dunaway starting: "Presenting is better the second time around," before Beatty followed up with, "The winner is 'Gone with the Wind.'"
The Academy has been less forgiving, however, of Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers partners who have counted the votes and managed the envelopes containing the winners' names for years.

Both have been replaced ahead of this year's role, and the accountancy company has also installed a third balloting partner to sit with Oscar producers in the show's control room. Furthermore, Tim Ryan, the company's US chairman, said he would be personally involved with the Oscars this year. 


Envelopegate, one year on: who was to blame for the biggest catastrophe in Oscars history? 









Tuesday, February 28, 2017

89th Oscars Best Picture Statement from the Academy



89th Oscars Best Picture Statement from the Academy


We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night’s Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight whose experience was profoundly altered by this error.

We salute the tremendous grace they displayed under the circumstances. To all involved — including our presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the filmmakers, and our fans watching worldwide — we apologize.

For the last 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC to handle the critical tabulation process, including the accurate delivery of results. PwC has taken full responsibility for the breaches of established protocols that took place during the ceremony.

We have spent last night and today investigating the circumstances, and will determine what actions are appropriate going forward.


We are unwaveringly committed to upholding the integrity of the Oscars and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.