Oscars 2017: La La Land-Moonlight late plot twist saves dull Oscars

By Karl Quinn
Updated February 28 2017 - 2:08pm, first published 1:29pm
And the winner isn't: Faye Dunaway, left, and Warren Beatty present the award for best picture to the wrong film. Photo: Chris Pizzello
And the winner isn't: Faye Dunaway, left, and Warren Beatty present the award for best picture to the wrong film. Photo: Chris Pizzello
Barry Jenkins, foreground centre, and the Moonlight cast accept the award for best picture.
Barry Jenkins, foreground centre, and the Moonlight cast accept the award for best picture.
Jordan Horowitz, producer of "La La Land," shows the envelope revealing Moonlight as the true winner of best picture, with Warren Beatty and host Jimmy Kimmel at right. Photo: Chris Pizzello
Jordan Horowitz, producer of "La La Land," shows the envelope revealing Moonlight as the true winner of best picture, with Warren Beatty and host Jimmy Kimmel at right. Photo: Chris Pizzello

It was the late plot twist that turned a so-so ceremony into an unforgettable moment we'll be talking about for years to come. It was the moment Bonnie and Clyde pulled off the greatest heist in Academy Awards history – stealing the best picture Oscar from right under the nose of Moonlight, if only momentarily.

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