Actors Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were handed the wrong category envelope at the ceremony last month, with the card inside saying: “Emma Stone, La La Land.” Dunaway then announced that La La Land had won Best Picture, and after three speeches by the film’s production team, producer Jordan Horowitz explained the mistake, and held up the correct card, showing that Moonlight had in fact won.
PwC, which has overseen the Oscars ballot for 83 years, has previously apologized for the mix-up. U.S. board chairman Brian Cullinan and tax partner Martha Ruiz have led ballot-counting for the Oscars for the past few years, and PwC chair Bob Moritz told CNBC that he knew it had “a challenge” as he watched the ceremony at home.
The Academy and PwC did not respond to a request for comment when contacted by CNBC.