How the Oscar envelope process works

February 27, 2017

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What’s behind the bizarre mix-up that stole the show at this year’s Oscars? The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope for the best picture category, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditing firm that oversees balloting and envelope-handling for the Academy Awards.

Presenters first announced that “La La Land” won. Members of that film’s cast and crew lined the stage, rattling off some thank-you’s, before their acceptance speeches were interrupted.

Turns out, the award actually belonged to “Moonlight.”

So how are envelope hand-offs supposed to work?

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