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 was announced best picture, you didn't get the whole story. 

, in fact, took home that prize.
In a shocking end-of-night twist, 

 was incorrectly announced as best picture. In the midst of the celebration, 

cast and crew were all smiles as they gathered on stage.
But then, mid-speech, one of 

's producers, Jordan Horowitz, had to break the news.
"There's a mistake. '

,' you guys won best picture," Horowitz said. He added, "This is not a joke."
He then held up the card to the cameras and handed off the award to 

 most graciously, as confusion swept the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty had mistakenly announced 

 as the winner. Though it's still unclear what led to the mishap, Beatty says he was reading from what appeared to be the best actress envelope, with both 

and star Emma Stone's name printed on the card.


"What have you done?" Jimmy Kimmel chided Beatty.


Beatty explained onstage, "I opened the envelope and it said Emma Stone, 

. That's why I took such a long look at Faye [Dunaway] and at you — I wasn't trying to be funny."



The night wasn't a complete letdown for 

 which had been favored to win big. The glitzy romance musical led the field with six Oscars, including best director (Damien Chazelle) and best actress (Emma Stone), out of a record-tying 14 nominations. Coming-of-age drama 

 took home three wins, including best supporting actor (Mahershala Ali), and 

 won best original screenplay (Kenneth Lonergan) and best actor (Casey Affleck).


Winners or not, the 89th Academy Awards nomination roster already looked significantly more diverse than in recent seasons. For the first time in Oscars history, a black actor was nominated in every acting category in the same year.

After two straight years of making nominations that lacked people of color in an acting category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to have turned the tide some this year. The Academy has upped the diversity of its membership in response to last year's protests — and it shows.


Three films honored in the best picture category in particular — 

 all feature mostly black characters and can claim at least one nominated actor or actress, from 

's Oscar rookie Mahershala Ali (also featured in 

African-American filmmakers also dominate the 

Here's the full list of winners in all 24 categories, marked in bold:

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Emma Bowman

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If you called it a night as soon as "La La Land" was announced best picture, you didn't get the whole story. "Moonlight," in fact, took home that prize.

In a dramatic finish, 'Moonlight' takes best picture

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