Oscars 2017
Oscars debacle: Warren Beatty calls on academy president to 'publicly clarify' what happened
LOS ANGELES (NYTimes) - Warren Beatty on Tuesday called on the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to "publicly clarify" what went wrong at the Oscars over the weekend, when La La Land was mistakenly named best picture.
Accountant responsible for Oscars best film mix-up 'very upset' over mistake
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers has been identified as the culprit for a mix-up in the final moments of the Oscars that saw the best picture being awarded to the wrong movie.
Syria's White Helmets crew barred by US travel ban feel Oscar elation from afar
ISTANBUL (AFP) - It was shortly after 6:00 am in Turkey, and Khaled Khatib and his cousin Fadi had dozed off while staying up all night to watch the Oscars.
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Oscars auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers apologise for Best Picture boo-boo
HOLLYWOOD (AFP) - PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm responsible for tabulating Oscar ballots, apologised for an "error" in the announcement of the Best Picture award Sunday (Feb 27), admitting Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were handed the wrong envelope.
