Poll: 2017 Oscars: Top Moments From the Ceremony

Results of 653 votes:

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   Jeremy Kleiner, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Nicholas Britell, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Alex R. Hibbert, Jaden Piner, and Jharrel Jerome at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   "This is not a joke..." The craziest moment of the night, which will go down as one of the biggest mistakes in Oscar history, saw the Best Picture prize handed to the wrong film. Bonnie and…
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   Jimmy Kimmel at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Roasting POTUS It didn’t take long for Kimmel to turn his opening monologue into a savage roast of President Donald Trump. After noting that the ceremony was "being watched live by millions of pe…
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   Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Legends and reunions galore There were quite a few legends that surprised us by appearing at the Academy Awards this year. Most were introduced by a younger actor or actress revealing that they had be…
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   Auli'i Cravalho at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Moana: Disney's toughest princess Between Timberlake and the La La Land (2016) performances came Moana (2016)'s time to shine. Lin-Manuel Miranda delivered an original spoken word intro before Auli'i …
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   Justin Timberlake at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Dance, dance, dance In lieu of a traditional opening that celebrates all the nominated films, Justin Timberlake kicked off the show by performing a mini-concert with his Oscar-nominated "Can’t St…
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   Emma Stone at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Mean Tweets at the Oscars Bringing one of his show’s most well-known skits to the Academy Awards — like James Corden has done with “Carpool Karaoke” at other awards — was a great moment for Kimmel, wh…
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   John Legend at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Legend lights up 'La La Land' We loved John Legend's performance of a La La Land (2016) medley. The "All of You" singer sang two nominated songs from the modern musical: "Audition (The …
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   Carrie Fisher and Sara Bareilles at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   In Memoriam It goes without saying that the In Memoriam section of the Oscars is always one of the biggest moments of the night. It gives everyone time to pause and honor those who have passed away in…
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   Mahershala Ali, Guillermo Rodriguez, and Gary Coe at an event for The Oscars (2017)

    

   Meet Gary from Chicago Kimmel’s biggest gag of the night was giving a group of tourists the chance to meet A-listers in the middle of the Oscars telecast. When the group arrived, they came in with ce…
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    Charlize Theron, Shirley MacLaine, Firouz Naderi, and Anousheh Ansari at an event for The Oscars (2017)

     

    Iranian director takes a stand There were plenty of jokes about Trump during the ceremony but the most powerful political statement of the night came from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won Best…
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    Sunny Pawar at an event for The Oscars (2017)

     

    Kids and candy Who would have guessed that some of the best moments at the Oscars would candy falling from the sky? Kimmel made it happen and the hungry celebrities surely loved it. Perhaps the best m…
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    Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe at an event for The Oscars (2017)

     

    Hidden figure takes the spotlight Katherine Johnson, the 98-year-old retired mathematician who inspired feelgood, box office hit Hidden Figures (2016), came onstage during the ceremony to simply say: …