“Moonlight” won the Oscar for best film, after the musical “La La Land” was incorrectly announced as the winner in the category.

Actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who were the presenters of the night’s biggest and most awaited category, mistakenly announced “La La Land” as the winner. *Video at the end*

When the entire “La La Land” team went up on stage and began their acceptance speeches, the error was noticed and “Moonlight”- an independent drama directed by Barry Jenkins – was announced as the actual winner of the category.

“We lost, by the way,” said one of the producers of “La La Land”, interrupting his speech amid astonishment and disbelief in the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Another “La La Land” executive producer said then that there had been a mistake and clarified it was not a joke: “There’s been a mistake. Moonlight, you guys won best picture.”

“I want to tell you what happened. I opened the envelope and it said: ‘Emma Stone – La La Land’. That’s why I look such a long look at Faye (Dunaway) and at you (the public). I wasn’t trying to be funny,” explained Beatty after the confusion.

While official confirmation is awaited, this explanation would suggest that Beatty was given the wrong envelope, the one that had Stone’s name who had received the Best actor female award prior to the best picture announcement.

The “Moonlight” team eventually went up on stage to accept the award and express their gratitude for the award.

Emma Stone won her first best actress Oscar for her work in the musical “La La Land”, beating fellow nominees Isabelle Huppert (“Elle”), Ruth Negga (“Loving”), Natalie Portman (“Jackie”) and Meryl Streep (“Florence Foster Jenkins”).

Casey Affleck won the Oscar for best actor – his first award in his career – for his role in the 2016 drama “Manchester By The Sea”.

Some Hollywood celebrities wore blue ribbons during the red carpet of the 89th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, in solidarity with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the most important civil rights group in the United States.

The ribbons are a part of the campaign “Stand With ACLU,” launched by the organization, which, according to the Hollywood Reporter, has called for support from all the top nominees at the ceremony.

Among the first artists to appear wearing a blue ribbon on the red carpet was Puerto Rican artist Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for the Best Original Song with his “How Far I’ll Go” from the film “Vaiana”, and Ruth Negga, nominated for Best Actress for the film “Loving.”

US model Karlie Kloss, partner of Joshua Kushner, Ivanka Trump’s brother in law, also chose to wear the ribbon.

At the end of January, a US federal judge blocked a controversial temporary travel ban for people from seven Muslim-majority countries with terrorist records, imposed by US President Donald Trump.

In an emergency hearing, the magistrate responded to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the executive order signed by Trump, questioning its constitutionality.

The ACLU, one of the country’s most prominent civil rights groups, filed a lawsuit after two Iraqi citizens with special visas to enter the United States were detained at JFK airport in New York.