Oscars conspiracy theories
The entertainment industry is still in shock after La La Land was wrongly announced as the Best Picture winner instead of Moonlight at the 2017 Oscars yesterday.
And now the internet has gone into meltdown trying to work out how the stuff-up happened, and there are some wild theories being thrown around!
From accusing Leonardo DiCaprio of wreaking his revenge, through to pinning the blame on dead rapper Tupac, it seems like everyone has got an explanation for how the wrong card ended up in the hands of award presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.
All hell broke loose when the cast and crew of La La Land were announced as the winners and filled the stage to accept the award - only for one of the two accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers, who oversee the awards ballot, to run onstage and reveal the mistake.
And La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz put his hands straight up, telling the audience "I'm afraid they read the wrong thing. This is not a joke. Moonlight has won best picture.”
PricewaterhouseCoopers has since apologised for the massive onstage blunder, but it's still not clear how the cards got muddled up to begin with.
Here are some of the best theories on the block...
1. Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his revenge
Eagle-eyed viewers noticed Leo, who presented Emma with her Best Actress Oscar, didn’t hand over the winning card to the actress.
And having been snubbed by the Academy before finally winning an Oscar last year for The Revenant, some fans think the 42-year-old could have wanted to get his own back by causing mischief.
A few Twitter users accused Leo of taking the envelope off stage with him and putting it down on top of the Best Picture card.
LEO CARRIED THAT CARD OFFSTAGE PUT IT DOWN WHEN HE SAW WARREN AND WARREN PICKED IT UP 🕵🏼♀️ #oscars pic.twitter.com/uIOE54oy23
— kelly oxford (@kellyoxford) February 27, 2017
However, Emma later gave a speech claiming she'd had her Best Actress card the entire time.
However, PwC’s Brian Cullinan has revealed that they actually have two of each card at the event.
"From a security perspective, we double up everything," he told told MarketWatch before the show. "That’s why there’s two of us. We have two briefcases, that are identical, and we have two entire sets of winning envelopes. Martha carries one of those briefcases, I carry the other.”
There are two sets of envelopes #Oscars https://t.co/mWXBNaZnLo pic.twitter.com/k6m7JSnOYV
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) February 27, 2017
2. It was Matt Damon pranking Jimmy Kimmel
The Oscars 2017 host picked on his longtime friend, Matt, numerous times throughout the evening and some say this was the actor’s way of getting back at the comedian.
“I’ve known Matt for a long time now, I’ve known Matt so long when I first met Matt, I was the fat one. True,” Jimmy joked.
95% sure this was a revenge prank by Matt Damon to finally get @jimmykimmel back
— The Gregory Brothers (@gregorybrothers) February 27, 2017
3. It was Jimmy Kimmel pranking The Academy
The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host did a pretty good job of entertaining the audience with his jokes and hoaxes. So it’s no surprise viewers thought this was the presenter’s way of making this year’s Oscars extra memorable.
classic jimmy kimmel prank
— brian feldman (@bafeldman) February 27, 2017
4. It was a publicity stunt
One Twitter user thinks the blunder was no blunder at all, and that it was all a setup to increase ratings! “The wrong envelope was purposely handed to the presenters to take over the headlines instead of Moonlight's success,” they wrote.
Conspiracy theory: The wrong envelope was purposely handed to the presenters to take over the headlines instead of Moonlight's success.
— Millennium (@ckgourdet) February 27, 2017
5. Tupac is still alive
Another user thought this was all too much and concluded this means Tupac is still alive despite being fatally shot 20 years ago, and that Adele’s Record of the Year Grammy card actually had Beyoncé's name on it. Hm, yes, all valid points!
I don't care what anyone says they stole moonlight's moment this is a conspiracy tupac is still alive bey's name was on the grammy card too pic.twitter.com/ZwZUHWrCjt
— Aaron Edwards (@aaronmedwards) February 27, 2017
6. Ryan Gosling switched the envelopes
La La Land star Ryan certainly had a smirk on his face when the mistake was announced!
Gosling: I switched the envelopes. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/f3nEHoCSBz
— Ingrid Jonach (@IngridJonach) February 27, 2017
Ryan Gosling reacts as the true winner of best picture "Moonlight" is announced at the #Oscars. pic.twitter.com/QBRso3yHNJ
— AP Images (@AP_Images) February 27, 2017
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7. It was Donald Trump’s fault
Don't know who to blame? Blame Trump!
Trump is part of the La La Land conspiracy @bengreenman @nytimes https://t.co/ez8fGavm8Q
— Jeremy Oorloff (@JOorloff) February 27, 2017
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