You seem to be suggesting this is some kind of gimmick. It’s a guy playing a solo set with an acoustic guitar throwing in a cover tune. The song is pretty stripped down to begin with. I don’t really understand your thinking.

“Moonlight: Best Picture,” spat Horowitz.

For all the times I like Jezebel, it’s things like this that are driving me away. A lot of the staff write callous and snarky things for no reason. It’s just mean for the sake of mean a lot of the time.

“Moonlight: Best Picture,” spat Horowitz.

I agree. He could have played dumb. But he cut off the other guy and seemed to want the truth to be told. He was sincere. Someone who is pissed and bitter for losing doesn’t hug the real winner like he did.

For the utter shit show this was, I thought the La La Land producers handled things very well. Let’s not SHIT on them for a mistake that wasn’t their fault, okay?

Yeah, I thought the Lala Land producers handled it with exceptional grace. They took it on themselves to announce that they hadn’t won, quickly got out the message that Moonlight had won, and tried to reassure the Moonlight team that this was all real and they should get up on stage. Like that’s a lot of crazy in…

Yeah, I don’t see how else they could have handled it. I mean, I wanted Moonlight to win, but the La La Land people made the kind of movie they want to make and did a good job of it by all accounts, and I’m not going to wish ill on them just because it’s not my cup of tea. I’m sure they’re mostly nice people who…

Exactly. Though neither should be blamed. The blame goes backstage for this one.

I’ve seen several articles already headlined “Beatty Reads Wrong WInner”.

He had a great performance in MbtS, deserving of the award. One can separate his performance in the role from his accused abhorrent behaviour off screen.

“Moonlight: Best Picture,” spat Horowitz.

Marisa Tomei probably feels vindicated right now. This proves that if the wrong name is announced by mistake, they will correct it swiftly and everyone will look embarrassed.

“The night’s final award for Best Picture was initially announced by Warren Beatty as belonging to La La Land,...”

What’s wrong with Ben Affleck?! I’ve liked him in everything I’ve seen him in. And I still have a soft spot for Good Will Hunting.

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“ To be a mediocre white man in America really is something after all”

Well your wish has come true since Moonlight has been declared the actual winner! That was the most fun thing about the show.

That sucks. For both La La Land folks (embarrassing) and Moonlight folks (totally stole their thunder)

He was talking about “learning” from Denzel via watching his performances and he met him for the first time tonight.