The Biggest Flub In Oscars History Is Predictably A Huge Meme Now

These things – well, they just don’t happen*. It almost seems like a very, very poor troll for every single person who said ‘Moonlight’ should win but ‘La La Land’ would win… but it was flat-out a mistake. Beatty was handed the wrong card, i.e. the one that declared Emma Stone the Best Actress winner.

(Except for ‘Australia’s Next Top Model‘ in 2010 or Miss Universe in 2016.)

#Oscars shocker: Warren Beatty reads the wrong Best Picture winner, ‘La La Land’ didn’t win — ‘Moonlight’ did. pic.twitter.com/iB6TLxyTn5

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017

And there’s a not-totally-unfounded chance that it was all Leonardo DiCaprio‘s fault.

“Actress in a Leading Role.”
Don’t blame #WarrenBeatty #Oscars #BestPicture pic.twitter.com/hpVadk1N9n

— Ryan Lavender (@RealLavender) February 27, 2017

Wait, Leo never gave Emma Stone the envelope when she won for Best Actress….so is this whole #LaLaLand mishap his fault?! ???? #Oscars pic.twitter.com/mMZ4xVYUMF

— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) February 27, 2017

This is a fuck-up of the highest order, and you’ve gotta feel at least a little bit bad for the’ La La Land’ guys. Still, they handled the situation with dignity and grace, and ‘Moonlight’ absolutely deserved to win.

But christ-a-live, these flubs don’t happen too often, and reactions have been exactly what you’d expect.

WHAT

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 27, 2017

They are going to say La La Land, but Moonlight is actually going to win. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/g33c0gjvLx

— Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) February 27, 2017

Warren Beatty looking at the card trying to figure out how Emma Stone could win Best Picture pic.twitter.com/NkQrmYDHwg

— spencer claus (@spxncxrx) February 27, 2017

Watching and re-watching the end of the Oscars like it’s the Zapruder film

— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) February 27, 2017

Warren Beatty just pulled a Steve Harvey. MOONLIGHT won Best Picture. Unreal. #Oscars

— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) February 27, 2017

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— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) February 27, 2017

Everyone at home watching the last 5 minutes of the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/pSYZlz6BDz

— People Magazine (@people) February 27, 2017

ALL THE WHITE PEOPLE ON STAGE BEING REPLACED BY BLACK PEOPLE IS A METAPHOR IF I HAVE EVER SEEN ONE. #Oscars

— Charlotte Abotsi (@CharlotteAbotsi) February 27, 2017

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— Moe Killington (@sporker_) February 27, 2017

Have your people call our people – we know what to do. #Oscars #MissUniverse

— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) February 27, 2017

#Oscars pic.twitter.com/p0Lb5DbzG0

— Nathan Ourn™?????? (@Nxthann_) February 27, 2017

In the space of about 30-seconds flat, the shot of the correct card being held up has already become a meme. Some things are inevitable, like famous people holding up white cards and people with the ability to do so editing the crap out of them.

STILL CAN’T QUITE BELIEVE IT FOLKS@!!@@@!!! pic.twitter.com/kLkdQNk6tI

— brad esposito (@braddybb) February 27, 2017

I just don’t know about this pic.twitter.com/lk1xwFGH5n

— salvador amygdali (@maxuthink) February 27, 2017

WE DID IT pic.twitter.com/VHbpohn1dX

— Bucky Isotope (@BuckyIsotope) February 27, 2017

Has anyone done this yet pic.twitter.com/zTK1t0hI4D

— Jen Lewis (@thisjenlewis) February 27, 2017

#BREAKINGNEWS#Oscars2017 @realDonaldTrump @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/JCVLtGZwse

— antony steele (@antony_steele) February 27, 2017

WOW pic.twitter.com/dEU7fkKaKN

— Alex Alvarez (@soalexgoes) February 27, 2017

If only. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/wdjvVzNNnB

— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) February 27, 2017

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— thomas violence (@thomas_violence) February 27, 2017

Miss Universe called: it wants its shtick back.

Photo: Twitter.