After Will Smith’s face slap, five other shocking Oscars moments
- No one else has got physical at the Oscars like Smith, but there have been some other gasp-inducing moments
- From announcing the wrong best picture winner to a best actress awardee tripping on her way up to receive her Academy Award, we recall some memorable moments
Actor Will Smith shocked the audience at the Dolby Theatre, and people around the world watching the Oscars ceremony live, when he landed a slap on the face of Chris Rock.
It’s not the first time viewers have been left stunned by events at the annual Academy Awards presentation. We recall five previous moments of high drama or farce.
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You don’t have to go too far back to find one of the most memorable slip-ups in Oscars history.
In 2017, the musical La La Land was wrongly declared winner of the best picture Oscar instead of the intimate indie drama Moonlight. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway made the announcement, and the mix-up continued for two minutes and 23 seconds.
La La Land producers Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt, and Fred Berger had given their acceptance speeches before the mix-up came to light.
It was later revealed that two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants had handed the presenters the wrong envelope - it was a duplicate for the best actress award, which had earlier been won by Emma Stone for La La Land.