Academy has issued a statement from
PricewaterhouseCoopers
, the ballot tabultaors, for embarassing mix-up during the best picture announcement. They cleared that it was not
Warren Beatty or
Faye Dunaway's fault as they had been mistakenly given the wrong category envelope, adding the matter is being investigated.
Also Read: Oscars 2017: Complete winners’ list"We sincerely apologize to 'Moonlight,' 'La La Land,' Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture. The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected."
"We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC, and
Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation," the statement, issued by the Academy read.