The 89th Academy Awards reached Best Picture with La La Land as the heavy favorite. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway walked on to present the final award of the La La Land Moonlight best picture mistake night.

Beatty received a duplicate Best Actress card listing Emma Stone for La La Land. He hesitated; Dunaway read La La Land as Best Picture — the core of the La La Land Moonlight best picture mistake.

La La Land producers and cast accepted on stage for roughly two minutes. Moonlight's team watched from their seats as the La La Land Moonlight best picture mistake played out on global television.

Producer Jordan Horowitz held the real Best Picture envelope and said Moonlight won — adding this is not a joke. That line defines the La La Land Moonlight best picture mistake for millions of viewers.

Barry Jenkins and the Moonlight team finally accepted Best Picture — the vote was never reversed. The La La Land Moonlight best picture mistake was purely an announcement error amplified by live TV.