2017 witnessed the Oscar's biggest mistake ever which came as a shock to people all over the world. A simple mix up of envelopes lead to the biggest error of all times that subjected Academy Awards to a lot of criticism (and trolls!). 

Faye Dunaway had to announce the winner of the Best Picture award and he mistakenly announced that that La La Land as the winner of the same. It did not come as a surprise after the string of awards La La Land had already won that evening having won more awards than any other film on the night. So, when one of the film’s producers said that it was Moonlight that had actually won, there was a stunned silence followed very suddenly by a series of screams.

After the wrong film had been announced, and the team from La La Land had gotten halfway through their acceptance speeches before the truth was uncovered. Apparently, Warren Beatty was handed the wrong envelope as he made his way toward the stage, and the confusion spawned from that moment. There has never been a mistake this huge in the Academy Awards'  history.

Surprisingly, this was not the only mistake in the 2017's Award night despite the coverage being dominated by the mishap at the end of the night.

The memoriam reel featured the picture of someone who is still very much alive. The still was supposed to be of Janet Patterson, a costume designer who worked on films like The Piano and Far From the Madding Crowd. Instead, it was a picture of Jan Chapman, a long-time friend and collaborator of Patterson’s who is still very much alive.

This mistake may seem more minor considering how the night went overall, but it’s still pretty significant when you consider the fact that the Oscars mistakenly honored the wrong face. For her part, Chapman was horrified by the incident and claimed she urged Patterson’s agency to double check any photo they used of her.

Overall, Academy Awards 2017 saw the granddaddy of all mishaps and inspired memes all over the internet.