Through 96 years of auspicious Oscar ceremonies, the event has often witnessed one major contender becoming the punching bag for critical backlash on social media. In 2017, that dubious honor fell to La La Land, after the shocking moment where presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty mixed up the musical with Moonlight, and announced it as Best Picture winner.
Christopher Nolan on Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Eventually, La La Land not only lost the Oscar for Best Picture but also witnessed a segment of moviegoers shifting from swooning over the film to loathing it. But one person who was unfazed by the Oscars’ mix-up and public comments, was legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Making an exception of watching Damien Chazelle’s Best Picture nominee, three or four times in cinemas, Nolan expressed his love for the film.
Christopher Nolan’s Undying Appreciation for La La Land
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Christopher Nolan on Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Eventually, La La Land not only lost the Oscar for Best Picture but also witnessed a segment of moviegoers shifting from swooning over the film to loathing it. But one person who was unfazed by the Oscars’ mix-up and public comments, was legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Making an exception of watching Damien Chazelle’s Best Picture nominee, three or four times in cinemas, Nolan expressed his love for the film.
Christopher Nolan’s Undying Appreciation for La La Land
Breaking free of Hollywood’s penchant...
- 3/17/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
In the upcoming book Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears, releasing Feb. 21, Michael Schulman explores the history of Hollywood’s biggest night by deep diving into eleven different phenomena from the last 100 years. The New Yorker scribe explores the plot against Citizen Kane, the Hollywood blacklist, and the Shakespeare in Love campaign (there’s also an afterword dedicated to the slap, of course). In the below exclusive excerpt, he re-investigates Envelopegate, that infamous 2017 incident when the wrong Best Picture winner was announced.
The decision to ask Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to present Best Picture was an obvious one. It was the fiftieth anniversary of Bonnie and Clyde, the film that had helped usher in the New Hollywood. The producers of the 2017 ceremony, Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, were Oscar buffs who loved the tradition of bringing in legends for the final envelope. De Luca called Beatty,...
The decision to ask Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to present Best Picture was an obvious one. It was the fiftieth anniversary of Bonnie and Clyde, the film that had helped usher in the New Hollywood. The producers of the 2017 ceremony, Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd, were Oscar buffs who loved the tradition of bringing in legends for the final envelope. De Luca called Beatty,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Faye Dunaway is a film icon but the 77-year-old is now known by many for her role in the 2017 Oscar’s Envelopegate after confusing the 2017 best picture winner.
So when Kristen Wiig pretended to be an elderly woman misreading her cue at Saturday’s Independent Spirit Awards, many thought she was making a joke at Dunaway’s expense.
Dressed in a blonde wig, fur coat, blue dress, and white gloves, the Bridesmaids star, 44, struggled to read presenter Elizabeth Olsen’s name from the prompter as she was joined by co-hosts Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.
“I was in no way making fun of Faye Dunaway,...
So when Kristen Wiig pretended to be an elderly woman misreading her cue at Saturday’s Independent Spirit Awards, many thought she was making a joke at Dunaway’s expense.
Dressed in a blonde wig, fur coat, blue dress, and white gloves, the Bridesmaids star, 44, struggled to read presenter Elizabeth Olsen’s name from the prompter as she was joined by co-hosts Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.
“I was in no way making fun of Faye Dunaway,...
- 3/5/2018
- by Julie Jordan, Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are returning to present Best Picture again at Sunday’s Oscars, which means we are guaranteed at least one mention of last year’s Best Picture fiasco. But you know there will be more than one. This is Hollywood, and they love to talk about themselves. How many times will they allude to it though?
The Oscars have already shown they’re embracing last year’s series of unfortunate events, which had Beatty and Dunaway opening the extra Best Actress envelope instead of the Best Picture one — thanks to distracted, tweeting Oscar accountant Brian Cullinan — and “La La Land” producers giving speeches for more than two minutes before “Moonlight” was declared the correct winner. Promos have featured Jimmy Kimmel poking fun at the situation with Beatty, and producers had invited the “Moonlight” team back this year to give them their proper winning “moment,” which they declined.
The Oscars have already shown they’re embracing last year’s series of unfortunate events, which had Beatty and Dunaway opening the extra Best Actress envelope instead of the Best Picture one — thanks to distracted, tweeting Oscar accountant Brian Cullinan — and “La La Land” producers giving speeches for more than two minutes before “Moonlight” was declared the correct winner. Promos have featured Jimmy Kimmel poking fun at the situation with Beatty, and producers had invited the “Moonlight” team back this year to give them their proper winning “moment,” which they declined.
- 3/4/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
A year after one of the most infamous moments in Academy Awards history, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway will return to the Oscars to once again reveal the Best Picture winner.
TMZ first reported that the Bonnie & Clyde co-stars would appear together again at Sunday's ceremony, with the Hollywood Reporter confirming that Beatty and Dunaway will present the evening's biggest prize, a redemption of sorts following last year's Moonlight/La La Land mistake.
At the 2017 Academy Awards, Dunaway and Beatty announced La La Land as the Best Picture winner after an accountant from PricewaterhouseCoopers,...
TMZ first reported that the Bonnie & Clyde co-stars would appear together again at Sunday's ceremony, with the Hollywood Reporter confirming that Beatty and Dunaway will present the evening's biggest prize, a redemption of sorts following last year's Moonlight/La La Land mistake.
At the 2017 Academy Awards, Dunaway and Beatty announced La La Land as the Best Picture winner after an accountant from PricewaterhouseCoopers,...
- 3/3/2018
- Rollingstone.com
The 2017 Oscars ended with the most shocking moment in the 89-year history of the Academy Awards: Best Picture presenter Warren Beatty was given the wrong envelope and his co-presenter, Faye Dunaway, erroneously announced that “La La Land” had won, instead of “Moonlight.” Looks like these one-time co-stars will be reunited on this Sunday’s ceremony and given a chance for a do-over.
Beatty has made merry with the mishap over the ensuing year. When he appeared on “The Graham Norton Show” in the UK, the host characterized this snafu as “the TV moment of if not the year, the decade,” Beatty wondered if it did not qualify rather for an even higher status by asking “not the century?”
As he explained to Norton, he knew something was amiss the moment he opened the envelope and saw that it said Best Actress: Emma Stone, “La La Land.” “I thought well, maybe this is a misprint.
Beatty has made merry with the mishap over the ensuing year. When he appeared on “The Graham Norton Show” in the UK, the host characterized this snafu as “the TV moment of if not the year, the decade,” Beatty wondered if it did not qualify rather for an even higher status by asking “not the century?”
As he explained to Norton, he knew something was amiss the moment he opened the envelope and saw that it said Best Actress: Emma Stone, “La La Land.” “I thought well, maybe this is a misprint.
- 3/2/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Update: This story has been confirmed.
When it came to last year’s historic Oscar Best Picture flub (that ruined the awards for Barry Jenkins forever), Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway unfairly got most of the heat. What has largely been forgotten is that the whole envelope mixup happened because PriceWaterhouseCoopers partner Brian Cullinan was tweeting photos from backstage (read: distracted) shortly before he gave the wrong envelope to Beatty.
When it came to last year’s historic Oscar Best Picture flub (that ruined the awards for Barry Jenkins forever), Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway unfairly got most of the heat. What has largely been forgotten is that the whole envelope mixup happened because PriceWaterhouseCoopers partner Brian Cullinan was tweeting photos from backstage (read: distracted) shortly before he gave the wrong envelope to Beatty.
- 3/2/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Feb. 26 marks the one year anniversary of #envelopegate, the infamous event where La La Land was incorrectly named Best Picture over Moonlight. Revisit the chaotic night in People’s backstage report from one of the most shocking moments in Academy Awards history. The 90th Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 4.
Everything had been humming along like a well-oiled machine. For over three hours on Sunday night during the Oscars, a steady stream of Hollywood’s biggest stars navigated the cramped backstage quarters at the Dolby Theatre, gamely snaking around show producers, photographers, crew and moving equipment to get to and from the stage.
Everything had been humming along like a well-oiled machine. For over three hours on Sunday night during the Oscars, a steady stream of Hollywood’s biggest stars navigated the cramped backstage quarters at the Dolby Theatre, gamely snaking around show producers, photographers, crew and moving equipment to get to and from the stage.
- 2/26/2018
- by Elizabeth Leonard
- PEOPLE.com
The accounting firm behind the Oscars ceremony has put new safeguards in place to help avoid another #envelopegate at this year’s ceremony.
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Tim Ryan told The Associated Press that the company spent the past year developing new protocols and safeguards to prevent potential mishaps.
“One of the most disappointing things to me was all the great work that had been done, not only last year but over the last 83 years, around accuracy, confidentiality integrity of that process,” he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “And where we got it wrong was on the handing over of the envelope.
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Tim Ryan told The Associated Press that the company spent the past year developing new protocols and safeguards to prevent potential mishaps.
“One of the most disappointing things to me was all the great work that had been done, not only last year but over the last 83 years, around accuracy, confidentiality integrity of that process,” he said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “And where we got it wrong was on the handing over of the envelope.
- 1/23/2018
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers denies its accountants, believed to be responsible for handing out wrong best picture envelope, wanted to perform a sketch on stage
PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan, named as the person responsible for handing Warren Beatty the wrong envelope at Oscars ceremony, was distracted by tweeting backstage before the best picture award announcement and even wanted to make an on-stage appearance himself, it has been claimed.
According to Variety, Cullinan had pitched an idea to the show’s producers involving him and fellow PwC accountant Martha Ruiz “interacting” with host Jimmy Kimmel. Variety say the idea was “shot down”.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan, named as the person responsible for handing Warren Beatty the wrong envelope at Oscars ceremony, was distracted by tweeting backstage before the best picture award announcement and even wanted to make an on-stage appearance himself, it has been claimed.
According to Variety, Cullinan had pitched an idea to the show’s producers involving him and fellow PwC accountant Martha Ruiz “interacting” with host Jimmy Kimmel. Variety say the idea was “shot down”.
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- 3/3/2017
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs is not letting envelopegate get to her or any Academy member, as she made it clear in an email sent out to members saying they “have so much to be proud of.”
In the email, Boone Isaacs writes she is “proud of the work and effort” from everyone involved in bringing the 2017 Oscars to life, including show producers Jennifer Todd and Michael De Luca.
She acknowledged the mistake made during the presentation for the Best Picture Oscar, writing, “We all know that the wrong envelope and the problems that ensued were caused by the failure...
In the email, Boone Isaacs writes she is “proud of the work and effort” from everyone involved in bringing the 2017 Oscars to life, including show producers Jennifer Todd and Michael De Luca.
She acknowledged the mistake made during the presentation for the Best Picture Oscar, writing, “We all know that the wrong envelope and the problems that ensued were caused by the failure...
- 3/3/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
The two accountants in charge of handing out the envelopes at the 2017 Academy Awards “froze” when La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner over Moonlight, this according to the show’s stage manager.
Gary Natoli spoke to The Wrap about what occurred backstage as the events unfolded, saying Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, accountants with PricewaterhouseCoopers who handled the Oscars balloting, didn’t react fast enough when the mistake was made.
“I’m sure they’re very lovely people, but they just didn’t have the disposition for this,” Natoli said. “You need somebody who’s...
Gary Natoli spoke to The Wrap about what occurred backstage as the events unfolded, saying Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, accountants with PricewaterhouseCoopers who handled the Oscars balloting, didn’t react fast enough when the mistake was made.
“I’m sure they’re very lovely people, but they just didn’t have the disposition for this,” Natoli said. “You need somebody who’s...
- 3/3/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Accountant Brian Cullinan—a.k.a., the guy who’s probably not going to be including “Oscar envelope delivery guy” on any resumes he may or may not soon be writing—has been forced to take some added precautions in his day-to-day life. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cullinan’s employer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, has hired security guards for both him and Martha Ruiz, his partner at last Sunday’s Oscars, after people began showing up at their homes in the wake of the big Best Picture debacle. (Both accountants’ addresses were quickly spread around social media in the wake of the mistake, because this is the internet, and nobody is safe.)
Cullinan or Ruiz haven’t received any actual death threats yet, but it’s clear that at least a few people are still pretty miffed at them for giving Warren Beatty the wrong envelope on Sunday night, and then not...
Cullinan or Ruiz haven’t received any actual death threats yet, but it’s clear that at least a few people are still pretty miffed at them for giving Warren Beatty the wrong envelope on Sunday night, and then not...
- 3/3/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
#Envelopegate is still happening.
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel appeared on The Bill Simmons Podcast on Wednesday -- his first interview following the Best Picture fiasco -- when he talked about the shocking ending of the ceremony. The 49-year-old late-night host also revealed the last joke that was supposed to take place with Matt Damon, which was scrapped after the ensuing chaos.
"The plan for the last joke was -- the Best Picture winner is announced, they make a speech -- I was assuming the Best Picture was not going to be Manchester by the Sea," Kimmel explains about why he was pictured sitting next to Damon. "I said if it's not Manchester by the Sea, I'm going to be sitting next to [Damon], and it's going to be my revenge for the Emmys (when Damon teased Kimmel onstage at the awards show in September after Kimmel lost in his category)."
Watch: Emma Stone Reacts to Oscars' '[link...
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel appeared on The Bill Simmons Podcast on Wednesday -- his first interview following the Best Picture fiasco -- when he talked about the shocking ending of the ceremony. The 49-year-old late-night host also revealed the last joke that was supposed to take place with Matt Damon, which was scrapped after the ensuing chaos.
"The plan for the last joke was -- the Best Picture winner is announced, they make a speech -- I was assuming the Best Picture was not going to be Manchester by the Sea," Kimmel explains about why he was pictured sitting next to Damon. "I said if it's not Manchester by the Sea, I'm going to be sitting next to [Damon], and it's going to be my revenge for the Emmys (when Damon teased Kimmel onstage at the awards show in September after Kimmel lost in his category)."
Watch: Emma Stone Reacts to Oscars' '[link...
- 3/2/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Oscar blunder story has taken a scary turn, as the accountants involved with announcing the wrong best picture winner have hired bodyguards.
A PricewaterhouseCoopers representative says that the firm has enlisted a security service for Brian Cullinan, the accountant responsible for handing over the incorrect envelope that led to La La Land being announced as best picture rather than actual winner Moonlight, and his colleague, Martha Ruiz. The accounting firm, which has worked with the Academy Awards for 83 years, says it made the decision due to throngs of people congregating outside Cullinan and Ruiz's respective homes.
The PwC...
A PricewaterhouseCoopers representative says that the firm has enlisted a security service for Brian Cullinan, the accountant responsible for handing over the incorrect envelope that led to La La Land being announced as best picture rather than actual winner Moonlight, and his colleague, Martha Ruiz. The accounting firm, which has worked with the Academy Awards for 83 years, says it made the decision due to throngs of people congregating outside Cullinan and Ruiz's respective homes.
The PwC...
- 3/2/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants responsible for the epic Oscars Best Picture flub have been assigned bodyguards after receiving a wave of threats. The accounting firm has hired protection for Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz and their families, per TMZ. The move comes in response to targeted harassment online, with one person reportedly writing “You f—ing idiot, i will f— you every day.” Another said: “I hope you get fired and get cancer.” At Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, Cullinan and Ruiz had a complete set of envelopes, and each was supposed to have memorized the winners in each category. Also Read: Oscars Stage Manager Details.
- 3/2/2017
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
The two accountants at the center of the Academy Awards’ Best Picture envelope mixup may not be working Hollywood’s biggest night ever again, but still have their jobs at PricewaterhouseCoopers, according to a new report.
On Wednesday, the accounting firm told NBC News that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz — the Oscars’ envelope guardians — are under their employer’s protection and “are not going anywhere.”
Furthermore, the company said that both accountants have security guards after personal details and pictures of their homes were posted online.
A spokesperson for PwC gave a similar statement to People on Wednesday — saying, “I...
On Wednesday, the accounting firm told NBC News that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz — the Oscars’ envelope guardians — are under their employer’s protection and “are not going anywhere.”
Furthermore, the company said that both accountants have security guards after personal details and pictures of their homes were posted online.
A spokesperson for PwC gave a similar statement to People on Wednesday — saying, “I...
- 3/2/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
The Oscars fallout is getting scary for the PricewaterhouseCoopers employees responsible for the Best Picture debacle -- they're in such fear for their lives, their bosses have hired security to protect them. Sources connected to the firm tell TMZ ... Pwc decided bodyguards were necessary for Brian Cullinan, Martha Ruiz and their families because of death threats they've received after their role in fumbling the Best Picture and Best Actress envelopes. Some of the social media threats included,...
- 3/2/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
PwC representatives Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz will not work awards show again, said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, four days after wrong winner was announced
The president of the film academy says the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at Sunday’s Academy awards will never work the Oscars again.
Related: Anatomy of an Oscars fiasco: how La La Land was mistakenly announced as best picture
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The president of the film academy says the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at Sunday’s Academy awards will never work the Oscars again.
Related: Anatomy of an Oscars fiasco: how La La Land was mistakenly announced as best picture
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- 3/2/2017
- by Associated Press
- The Guardian - Film News
Gary Natoli, the veteran Oscars stage manager who was in the midst of the chaos on Sunday night when “La La Land” was mistakenly announced as Best Picture, told TheWrap on Wednesday that the two PwC accountants entrusted with the envelopes “froze” when things went wrong. “I’m sure they’re very lovely people, but they just didn’t have the disposition for this,” Natoli said. “You need somebody who’s going to be confident and unafraid.” Making matters worse, Natoli said that he and stage manager John Esposito, who stood in the stage-right wings next to PwC partner Brian Cullinan,...
- 3/2/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The free-floating cloud of blame associated with Sunday night’s Best Picture fuck-up at the Oscars has finally found a few shoulders to rest upon. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has confirmed to Deadline that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants responsible for handing off the winner cards to the night’s presenters, won’t be coming back for another shot to atone for their mistakes
That probably isn’t a huge surprise, given that the pair literally had one job that night, and that they—specifically Cullinan, who was caught screwing around on his phone right around the time he was handing Warren Beatty a duplicate of Emma Stone’s Best Actress envelope, instead of the Best Picture one for Moonlight—managed to screw it up. (It kind of sounds like Ruiz is getting nailed with guilt by association here, which is too bad, especially since she...
That probably isn’t a huge surprise, given that the pair literally had one job that night, and that they—specifically Cullinan, who was caught screwing around on his phone right around the time he was handing Warren Beatty a duplicate of Emma Stone’s Best Actress envelope, instead of the Best Picture one for Moonlight—managed to screw it up. (It kind of sounds like Ruiz is getting nailed with guilt by association here, which is too bad, especially since she...
- 3/2/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
Academy spokesperson confirms latest development after Sunday’s epic mix-up.
Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the PwC accountants who guard and hand out the winners envelopes at the Academy Awards, have been told they will not be invited back to work at the Oscars in a professional capacity.
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs told Associated Press she had delivered the news to the pair.
Wednesday’s development followed earlier announcements by the Academy of an ongoing investigation and two apologies by PwC, which has tabulated the Oscar votes for the past 83 years.
The accountancy firm’s second apology identified partner Cullinan as the person responsible for mistakenly handing presenter Warren Beatty a back-up best actress envelope as he walked out on stage at the Dolby Theatre to announce the best picture winner.
When a confused Beatty surveyed the contents of the envelope and saw La La Land star Stone’s name, he handed...
Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the PwC accountants who guard and hand out the winners envelopes at the Academy Awards, have been told they will not be invited back to work at the Oscars in a professional capacity.
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs told Associated Press she had delivered the news to the pair.
Wednesday’s development followed earlier announcements by the Academy of an ongoing investigation and two apologies by PwC, which has tabulated the Oscar votes for the past 83 years.
The accountancy firm’s second apology identified partner Cullinan as the person responsible for mistakenly handing presenter Warren Beatty a back-up best actress envelope as he walked out on stage at the Dolby Theatre to announce the best picture winner.
When a confused Beatty surveyed the contents of the envelope and saw La La Land star Stone’s name, he handed...
- 3/1/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Academy spokesperson confirms latest development after Sunday’s epic mix-up.
Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the PwC accountants who guard and hand out the winners envelopes at the Academy Awards, have been told they will not be invited back to work at the Oscars in a professional capacity.
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs told Associated Press she had delivered the news to the pair.
Wednesday’s development followed earlier announcements by the Academy of an ongoing investigation and two apologies by PwC, which has tabulated the Oscar votes for the past 83 years.
The accountancy firm’s second apology identified partner Cullinan as the person responsible for mistakenly handing presenter Warren Beatty a back-up best actress envelope as he walked out on stage at the Dolby Theatre to announce the best picture winner.
When a confused Beatty surveyed the contents of the envelope and saw La La Land star Stone’s name, he handed...
Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the PwC accountants who guard and hand out the winners envelopes at the Academy Awards, have been told they will not be invited back to work at the Oscars in a professional capacity.
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs told Associated Press she had delivered the news to the pair.
Wednesday’s development followed earlier announcements by the Academy of an ongoing investigation and two apologies by PwC, which has tabulated the Oscar votes for the past 83 years.
The accountancy firm’s second apology identified partner Cullinan as the person responsible for mistakenly handing presenter Warren Beatty a back-up best actress envelope as he walked out on stage at the Dolby Theatre to announce the best picture winner.
When a confused Beatty surveyed the contents of the envelope and saw La La Land star Stone’s name, he handed...
- 3/1/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
There will be repercussions for the two accountants responsible for the shocking Oscars Best Picture flub on Sunday night.
An Academy spokesperson confirms to Et that the two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants, Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, will not work the Oscars again. Meanwhile, the Academy's relationship with PwC remains under review.
PwC also confirmed the news to Et, adding that Cullinan and Ruiz will remain partners at the firm.
More: Oscar Envelope Handler Brian Cullinan Caught Tweeting Minutes Before Best Picture Flub
Cullinan has been identified as the one who gave presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope on Sunday night, leading to La La Land being mistakenly awarded the Best Picture Oscar as opposed to the actual winner, Moonlight.
In a statement from PwC on Monday, the accounting firm took full responsibility for the mistake, and called out Cullinan for not only handing out the wrong envelope, but for him and Ruiz not acting quickly...
An Academy spokesperson confirms to Et that the two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants, Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, will not work the Oscars again. Meanwhile, the Academy's relationship with PwC remains under review.
PwC also confirmed the news to Et, adding that Cullinan and Ruiz will remain partners at the firm.
More: Oscar Envelope Handler Brian Cullinan Caught Tweeting Minutes Before Best Picture Flub
Cullinan has been identified as the one who gave presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope on Sunday night, leading to La La Land being mistakenly awarded the Best Picture Oscar as opposed to the actual winner, Moonlight.
In a statement from PwC on Monday, the accounting firm took full responsibility for the mistake, and called out Cullinan for not only handing out the wrong envelope, but for him and Ruiz not acting quickly...
- 3/1/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The PricewaterhouseCoopers employees who were responsible for the biggest Academy Awards flub of all time won't make the mistake again ... because they've been booted from working future Oscars. The film academy president says Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz have been permanently relieved of their duties of handing out the award envelopes. As we reported ... Brian was the guy who handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope for Best Picture, possibly because he was distracted while tweeting like crazy.
- 3/1/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It has been a rough week for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Best Picture bungling is all anyone can talk about from the Sunday night’s ceremonies, and Warren Beatty himself is demanding that clearer answers about what happened, while many are wondering what the repercussions might be.
The Academy has finally broken their silence, with Cheryl Boone Isaacs telling the Associated Press that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the accountants responsible for handling the envelopes, have been barred from future Oscars.
Continue reading The Academy Says Accountants Responsible For Best Picture Fiasco Barred From Future Oscars & Apologies For In Memoriam Error at The Playlist.
The Academy has finally broken their silence, with Cheryl Boone Isaacs telling the Associated Press that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the accountants responsible for handling the envelopes, have been barred from future Oscars.
Continue reading The Academy Says Accountants Responsible For Best Picture Fiasco Barred From Future Oscars & Apologies For In Memoriam Error at The Playlist.
- 3/1/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the two PwC accountants who worked on this year’s Oscar telecast that ended in chaos when the wrong Best Picture was announced, will not be working on next year’s show, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced Wednesday. Cullinan, a 32-year veteran of the accounting firm formerly known as Pricewaterhousecoopers, had worked on the Academy Awards for four years; Ruiz had worked on the Oscars for three years. Cullinan shouldered much of the blame for handing the wrong envelope to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway backstage, which resulted in “La La Land” incorrectly being announced as.
- 3/1/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
The two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants involved with the Best Picture mix-up at the Oscars will not work the awards show again.
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced on Wednesday the decision not to have the accountants — Martha Ruiz and Brian Cullinan — return to the ceremony, People confirmed.
In a statement posted on Monday, the accounting firm blamed Cullinan for the incident, while noting his partner, Ruiz, also did not act quickly enough to correct the error. “PwC Partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway,...
Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced on Wednesday the decision not to have the accountants — Martha Ruiz and Brian Cullinan — return to the ceremony, People confirmed.
In a statement posted on Monday, the accounting firm blamed Cullinan for the incident, while noting his partner, Ruiz, also did not act quickly enough to correct the error. “PwC Partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway,...
- 3/1/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Tim Ryan, the New York-based U.S. chairman and senior partner of the Academy's longtime accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, has remained in Los Angeles after attending the 89th Academy Awards and has offered to meet this week with individual members of the Academy's board of governors in an effort to preserve his firm's 83-year-old relationship with the organization, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
While the Academy currently is reviewing its relationship with PwC, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has said that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the two PwC accountants who were responsible for handing out the winners' envelopes on Sunday, <a...
While the Academy currently is reviewing its relationship with PwC, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs has said that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the two PwC accountants who were responsible for handing out the winners' envelopes on Sunday, <a...
- 3/1/2017
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A new photo has surfaced showing accountant Brian Cullinan on his phone just minutes before handing Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope for Best Picture.
Additional photos have also surfaced that show the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant holding two envelopes right before Beatty, who can be seen hugging Best Actor winner Casey Affleck, walks onstage. (The images were first published by Variety.)
Cullinan is one of two accountants from the firm who handled the Oscars balloting. The other accountant, Martha Ruiz, was also backstage during the show, at the opposite wing, and both had posed on the red carpet with the briefcases carrying the ballots.
Additional photos have also surfaced that show the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant holding two envelopes right before Beatty, who can be seen hugging Best Actor winner Casey Affleck, walks onstage. (The images were first published by Variety.)
Cullinan is one of two accountants from the firm who handled the Oscars balloting. The other accountant, Martha Ruiz, was also backstage during the show, at the opposite wing, and both had posed on the red carpet with the briefcases carrying the ballots.
- 3/1/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
Playing out with all the intrigue of a political scandal, the fallout from the Best Picture fiasco at the Oscars on Sunday night continues. PricewaterhouseCoopers Managing Partner Brian Cullinan is getting most of the heat for allowing the wrong envelope to wind up in the hands of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Just prior to the Best Picture winner being announced, Cullinan was backstage tweeting a picture of Emma Stone, who had just won Best Actress — but as the USA Today reports, that might’ve been a major breach of protocol.
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- 3/1/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The part of the Oscars that no one really cares about is when the accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers comes out to explain how the votes are counted, yet it was one of those accountants who ended up accidentally causing the worst mix-up in Oscar history when “La La Land” was mistakenly announced to be the winner of Best Picture instead of “Moonlight.” Here’s what we know about PwC accountant Brian Cullinan and what led to the moment that will live in Hollywood infamy. Brian Cullinan was named to the elite, secret circle of Oscars accountants in 2014, having worked at PwC.
- 2/28/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accountancy firm responsible for all voting and envelopes at the Academy Awards, took full responsibility for the Best Picture mix up and cited human error. Pwc Associate Brian Cullinan Reportedly Responsible The Oscars ran smoothly until the last category, when presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway erroneously declared La La Land the Best Picture winner, when […]
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- 2/28/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
The fallout continues after the biggest flub in Oscar history.
And it looks like Brian Cullinan, a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner who handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope on Sunday night -- when La La Land was initially mistakenly awarded the Best Picture Oscar as opposed to the actual winner, Moonlight -- is paying the price.
Following the incident, paparazzi has been staked outside of 57-year-old Cullinan's Malibu, California, home. In addition, his social media habits have now been called into question. Just three minutes before the Best Picture Oscar was announced, Cullinan tweeted a photo of Emma Stone holding her Best Actress Oscar backstage, leading some to speculate he was distracted before the error.
News: How Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty Ended Up With the Wrong Envelope, Fully Explained!
The tweet has since been deleted, though not before it was captured in screen shots.
The Academy's official policy is that "there is no photography...
And it looks like Brian Cullinan, a PricewaterhouseCoopers partner who handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope on Sunday night -- when La La Land was initially mistakenly awarded the Best Picture Oscar as opposed to the actual winner, Moonlight -- is paying the price.
Following the incident, paparazzi has been staked outside of 57-year-old Cullinan's Malibu, California, home. In addition, his social media habits have now been called into question. Just three minutes before the Best Picture Oscar was announced, Cullinan tweeted a photo of Emma Stone holding her Best Actress Oscar backstage, leading some to speculate he was distracted before the error.
News: How Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty Ended Up With the Wrong Envelope, Fully Explained!
The tweet has since been deleted, though not before it was captured in screen shots.
The Academy's official policy is that "there is no photography...
- 2/28/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Brian Cullinan, the accountant whom PricewaterhouseCoopers blamed for causing the chaotic Best Picture mix-up at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, tweeted a photo of Emma Stone just minutes before handing presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope for Best Picture.
In the now-deleted tweet, Cullinan shared a photo of the Best Actress winner smiling while holding her award backstage. The time stamp shows it was posted at 9:05 p.m., only minutes before the Best Picture blunder occurred.
Cullinan has not publicly commented or posted on his Twitter account since the embarrassing blunder, although his PwC partner...
In the now-deleted tweet, Cullinan shared a photo of the Best Actress winner smiling while holding her award backstage. The time stamp shows it was posted at 9:05 p.m., only minutes before the Best Picture blunder occurred.
Cullinan has not publicly commented or posted on his Twitter account since the embarrassing blunder, although his PwC partner...
- 2/28/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Update: PricewaterhouseCoopers released another statement about the Oscars snafu on Monday. "PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night's Oscars," the new statement reads. "PwC partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr. Cullinan or his partner. We are deeply sorry for the disappointment suffered by the cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight. We sincerely apologize to Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and the Academy, none of whom was at fault for last night's errors. We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to each of them for the graciousness they displayed during such a difficult moment. For the past 83 years,...
- 2/28/2017
- by Ryan Roschke
- Popsugar.com
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs was just as confused as everyone else when La La Land was mistakenly named Best Picture at the Oscars and chaos — all being televised on live TV — broke out on stage.
“Horror,” she told The New Yorker of her reaction in the immediate aftermath of the blunder. “I just thought, What? What? I looked out and I saw a member of Pricewaterhouse coming on the stage, and I was, like, Oh, no, what—what’s happening? What what What? What could possibly . . . ? And then I just thought, Oh, my God, how does this happen? How.
“Horror,” she told The New Yorker of her reaction in the immediate aftermath of the blunder. “I just thought, What? What? I looked out and I saw a member of Pricewaterhouse coming on the stage, and I was, like, Oh, no, what—what’s happening? What what What? What could possibly . . . ? And then I just thought, Oh, my God, how does this happen? How.
- 2/28/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Apology comes as PwC says company partner Brian Cullinan handed wrong envelope – naming La La Land not Moonlight – to presenters
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised to the casts and crews of La La Land and Moonlight and said it “deeply regrets the mistakes” that led to Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announcing the wrong film as winner of the best picture award.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised to the casts and crews of La La Land and Moonlight and said it “deeply regrets the mistakes” that led to Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announcing the wrong film as winner of the best picture award.
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- 2/28/2017
- by Bonnie Malkin and agencies
- The Guardian - Film News
The Academy also releases statement saying it is “investigating the circumstances” behind the mix-up.
The Academy and PwC issued statements on Monday following the best picture blunder at Sunday’s Oscars.
It is the second apology by PwC, with the accountancy firm naming partner Brian Cullinan as the person responsible for the incident, in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
It also emerged on Monday that minutes before Cullinan gave the wrong envelope to Beatty, the Us board chairman and PwC managing partner tweeted a photograph of Oscar winner Stone backstage.
PwC’s second statement, which followed...
The Academy and PwC issued statements on Monday following the best picture blunder at Sunday’s Oscars.
It is the second apology by PwC, with the accountancy firm naming partner Brian Cullinan as the person responsible for the incident, in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
It also emerged on Monday that minutes before Cullinan gave the wrong envelope to Beatty, the Us board chairman and PwC managing partner tweeted a photograph of Oscar winner Stone backstage.
PwC’s second statement, which followed...
- 2/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy also release statement saying they are “investigating the circumstances” behind the mix-up.
The Academy and PwC issued statements on Monday following the best picture blunder at Sunday’s Oscars.
It is the second apology by PwC, the firm at the centre of the incident in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
The PwC’s second statement followed an earlier apology for the mix-up and read: “PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night’s Oscars. PwC partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading...
The Academy and PwC issued statements on Monday following the best picture blunder at Sunday’s Oscars.
It is the second apology by PwC, the firm at the centre of the incident in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
The PwC’s second statement followed an earlier apology for the mix-up and read: “PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night’s Oscars. PwC partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading...
- 2/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy issued a statement on Monday in which it said it was investigating the best picture blunder at Sunday’s Oscars and would “determine what actions are appropriate going forward.”
The body acted following a second apology by PwC, the firm at the centre of the incident in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
The Academy statement read: “We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night’s Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight whose experience was profoundly...
The body acted following a second apology by PwC, the firm at the centre of the incident in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
The Academy statement read: “We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night’s Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight whose experience was profoundly...
- 2/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy issued a statement on Monday in which it said it was investigating the best picture blunder at Sunday’s Oscars and would “determine what actions are appropriate going forward.”
The body acted following a second apology by PwC, the firm at the centre of the incident in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
The Academy statement read: “We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night’s Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight whose experience was profoundly...
The body acted following a second apology by PwC, the firm at the centre of the incident in which a back-up envelope revealing the previously announced best actress winner Emma Stone was mistakenly handed to Warren Beatty before the climactic best picture presentation.
Beatty opened the envelope and looked confused before handing it to co-presenter Faye Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner. Several minutes later show organisers interrupted the winners’ speeches and Moonlight was declared the rightful best picture winner.
The Academy statement read: “We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night’s Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight whose experience was profoundly...
- 2/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
On the heels of a second apology from PwC over the confusion at Sunday night’s Oscar ceremony, the Academy has added its own apology for the chaos that ensued when presenter Warren Beatty was given the wrong envelope before he presented Best Picture. AMPAS apologized to the filmmakers and presenters involved, and to fans and TV viewers, and said it “determine what actions are appropriate going forward.” PwC has taken full responsibility for the error, in which its balloting leader Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed Beatty an envelope for the Best Actress category instead of Best Picture. Cullinan had tweeted a photo.
- 2/28/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
PricewaterhouseCoopers is once again apologizing for Envelopegate and says their own accountant not only caused the problem, he didn’t act quickly enough to correct it.
In a statement released on their Twitter page, the company said, “PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night’s Oscars. PwC Partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.”
They added, “Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr.
In a statement released on their Twitter page, the company said, “PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night’s Oscars. PwC Partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.”
They added, “Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr.
- 2/28/2017
- by Daniel Goldblatt
- PEOPLE.com
Academy had not commented at time of writing on request by ill-fated best picture presenter.
The Hollywood veteran on Tuesday asked for Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs to clarify what went wrong at the best picture presentation on Sunday night.
In a statement to Associated Press on Tuesday, Beatty said: “Rather than for me to respond to questions from the press about the Academy ceremony, I feel it would be more appropriate for the president of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, to publicly clarify what happened as soon as possible.”
Beatty was a co-presenter of the now-notorious best picture award at the 89th Academy Awards with his Bonnie And Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway.
What happened next has become the stuff of Hollywood and Oscars legend.
Beatty appeared confused when he opened the envelope and promptly handed it to Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner.
It is now known that Brian Cullinan, a partner...
The Hollywood veteran on Tuesday asked for Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs to clarify what went wrong at the best picture presentation on Sunday night.
In a statement to Associated Press on Tuesday, Beatty said: “Rather than for me to respond to questions from the press about the Academy ceremony, I feel it would be more appropriate for the president of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, to publicly clarify what happened as soon as possible.”
Beatty was a co-presenter of the now-notorious best picture award at the 89th Academy Awards with his Bonnie And Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway.
What happened next has become the stuff of Hollywood and Oscars legend.
Beatty appeared confused when he opened the envelope and promptly handed it to Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner.
It is now known that Brian Cullinan, a partner...
- 2/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Academy had not commented at time of writing on request by ill-fated best picture presenter.
The Hollywood veteran on Tuesday asked for Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs to clarify what went wrong at the best picture presentation on Sunday night.
In a statement to Associated Press on Tuesday, Beatty said: “Rather than for me to respond to questions from the press about the Academy ceremony, I feel it would be more appropriate for the president of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, to publicly clarify what happened as soon as possible.”
Beatty was a co-presenter of the now-notorious best picture award at the 89th Academy Awards with his Bonnie And Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway.
What happened next has become the stuff of Hollywood and Oscars legend.
Beatty appeared confused when he opened the envelope and promptly handed it to Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner.
It is now known that Brian Cullinan, a partner...
The Hollywood veteran on Tuesday asked for Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs to clarify what went wrong at the best picture presentation on Sunday night.
In a statement to Associated Press on Tuesday, Beatty said: “Rather than for me to respond to questions from the press about the Academy ceremony, I feel it would be more appropriate for the president of the Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, to publicly clarify what happened as soon as possible.”
Beatty was a co-presenter of the now-notorious best picture award at the 89th Academy Awards with his Bonnie And Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway.
What happened next has become the stuff of Hollywood and Oscars legend.
Beatty appeared confused when he opened the envelope and promptly handed it to Dunaway, who declared La La Land the winner.
It is now known that Brian Cullinan, a partner...
- 2/28/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Update: Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, told the Associated Press that Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, the two accountants responsible for presenting Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway with the Best Picture envelopes, would not be returning for future ceremonies.
The Academy Awards' accounting film PricewaterhouseCoopers has accepted responsibility for Sunday night's epic Best Picture mix-up, blaming "human error" for the historic Oscars mix-up.
"We clearly made a mistake and once the mistake was made we corrected it and owned up to it,...
The Academy Awards' accounting film PricewaterhouseCoopers has accepted responsibility for Sunday night's epic Best Picture mix-up, blaming "human error" for the historic Oscars mix-up.
"We clearly made a mistake and once the mistake was made we corrected it and owned up to it,...
- 2/28/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The PricewaterhouseCooper accountant who handed out the wrong envelope for Best Picture at the Oscars is “very upset about this mistake,” the U.S. chairman of the firm tells Variety.
Tim Ryan, U.S. chairman and senior partner at PwC, says he has spoken at length with Brian Cullinan, the PwC partner who flubbed the envelopes at Sunday’s Academy Awards, about the incident.
“He feels very, very terrible and horrible. He is very upset about this mistake. And it is also my mistake, our mistake, and we all feel very bad,” Ryan tells the magazine.
The partner at the accounting firm adds,...
Tim Ryan, U.S. chairman and senior partner at PwC, says he has spoken at length with Brian Cullinan, the PwC partner who flubbed the envelopes at Sunday’s Academy Awards, about the incident.
“He feels very, very terrible and horrible. He is very upset about this mistake. And it is also my mistake, our mistake, and we all feel very bad,” Ryan tells the magazine.
The partner at the accounting firm adds,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Brian Cullinan, PwC partner and leader of the accounting firm’s Oscar team for four years, has been identified as the lead culprit behind the biggest screw-up in Oscar history. And it’s come to light that he tweeted a backstage photo of Emma Stone, newly-minted Oscar winner for “La La Land,” just moments before handing the wrong envelope to Best Picture presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Dunaway notoriously read “La La Land” from the Best Actress card she had mistakenly been handed, instead of the actual winner, “Moonlight,” from the envelope that was still backstage with Cullinan. Of course,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
PricewaterhouseCoopers took the blame last night for the unforgettable moment when La La Land was mistakenly named Best Picture instead of Moonlight. Now, the accounting firm that oversees the voting, adds that the gaffe was "a humor error." While La La Land producer Marc Platt was giving his acceptance speech, PricewaterhouseCoopers Brian Cullinan and Martha L. Ruiz, who were in charge of the envelopes and had a duplicate set of the 24 winners in their briefcases, took…...
- 2/27/2017
- Deadline
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