Call it # Oscargate2017 . After a closely four - hr Academy Awards ceremony that produced a few merriment surprises — admit a bus full of starstruck tourists and confect and donut fall from the sky — the auditorium at Hollywood ’s Dolby Theatre erupted into full confusion when the night ’s giving award was erroneously given to Damien Chazelle’sLa La Land … only to break that it was , in fact , Barry Jenkins’sMoonlightthat had been named Best Picture .
Though PricewaterhouseCoopers , the account statement firm that tallies the night ’s gravid winners , hasofficially taken blamefor the gaffe , it ’s a moment that will be commemorate for years to fare . But it ’s not the first fourth dimension the untimely victor has been declare in a very public path .
1. MISS UNIVERSE // 2015
In the viewing of last night ’s Best Picture intermixture - up , Oscar hostJimmy Kimmel joke , “ This is very unfortunate what happened . in person , I blame Steve Harvey for this . ” In December 2015 , Steve Harvey became the net ’s favourite meme after he mistakenly named Miss Colombia , Ariadna Gutiérrez , as Miss Universe , when it was Miss Philippines , Pia Wurtzbach , who had actually come through . Though both char took the error in stride , Harvey told Jimmy Fallonthat “ It was four minutes of pure hell . ”
2. BET AWARDS // 2011
An unenviable here and now occurred at the 2011 BET Awards when contest winnerTiffany Greenwas given the opportunity to harbinger the class ’s Viewer ’s Choice Award . She declare Chris Brown as the year ’s recipient role — then had to quickly correct herself and declare that it was actually Brown ’s ex , Rihanna , who had won . ( Drake graciously accepted the awarding on RiRi ’s behalf . ) It would n’t be the last meter Rihanna was involve in this sort of mixture - up ( more on that below ) .
3.AUSTRALIA’S NEXT TOP MODEL// 2010
In 2010 , with a bouncy crew check , Australia ’s Next Top Modelhost Sarah Murdoch announce that dissenter Kelsey Martinovich had win the realness show title . tear of delight were shed and thanks were give , until a pale - faced Murdoch cut off the happy second to apologize and say that it was actually Amanda Ware who had been the designate winner .
“ I do n’t know what to say right on now,“Murdoch tell the finalists — and the confused gang of 2000 . " I ’m palpate a bit sick about this . I ’m so sorry about this , oh my God . I do n’t recognize what to say . This is a unadulterated fortuity , I ’m so sorry . It ’s Amanda … it was read to me wrong . ”
4. NRJ MUSIC AWARDS // 2009
Call it a case of things getting misplace in translation . In 2009 , Katy Perryhappily acceptedthe award for Best International Song for “ I Kissed a Girl ” at the NRJ Awards in Cannes , France . Except the award was n’t Perry ’s to accept — it was meant for Rihanna and “ Disturbia . ” luckily , Perry did n’t go home empty - handed : she did ( lawfully ) win Best International Album forOne of the Boysat the same event .
5. MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS // 2002
Michael Jackson ’s win for “ Artist of the Millennium ” at the 2002 VMAs was n’t so much an erroneous belief as it was a misinterpretation . Because the outcome happened to fall on the King of Pop ’s birthday , Britney Spears was tasked with presenting him with an elaborate cake to mark the occasion . In her lead-in - up to the baked good , shereferred to MJas the “ creative person of the millenary ” ( no caps ) which he interpret as “ Artist of the Millennium”—an award that , unfortunately , did not exist . ( Though if it had , we ’re sure he would have been a top contender . )
6 . “ DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN ” // 1948
The Harry S. Truman Museum// Public Domain , Wikimedia Commons
If ever there was a time to yell “ Stop the press ! , ” it would have been in the moment following the 1948 presidential election , when theChicago Daily Tribuneran a headlinethat boldly — albeit incorrectly — state that “ Dewey Defeats Truman . ” In truth , it was the other way around . Fortunately , President Truman witness the whole matter reasonably comical and happily posed for pictures while hold up the composition .
