Wat niet duidelijk is hoe Beatty en Dunaway de verkeerde envelop gekregen hebben, aangezien Stone zei dat ze haar winnende envelop op datzelfde moment in handen had. PricewaterhouseCoopers, wie het geheel de afgelopen 83 jaar overziet, kwam met het volgende statement:
We sincerely apologize to “Moonlight,” “La La Land,” Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for Best Picture. The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred.
We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation.
—PwC
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