Oscars 2017: Twitterati can't handle the faux pas of Moonlight winning Best Picture

There’s really no debate about this. The reigning moment of the Oscars 2017 was when the wrong name was announced by Warren Beatty for Best Picture. At first, La La Land was announced best picture, and the cast and crew of the film also arrived on stage to receive the award.

It was then producer of the film Jordan Horowitz, who announced that there was a mistake, and that the real winner was Moonlight.

BREAKING UPDATE: Following incorrect announcement, 'Moonlight' has won 'Best Picture' at the #Oscars. https://t.co/esmdczoPpT pic.twitter.com/9KWTsLlzrH

— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017

This was followed by a barrage of funny tweets on the mishap.

The real winner of the night

The @MissUniverse twitter tweets "Have your people call our people - we know what to do." at the #Oscars following mishap. pic.twitter.com/KMCaAJA9bL

— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017

Credit lene aa jate hai sab ke sab

I wrote the ending of the academy awards 2017. @jimmykimmel we really got them!

— M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) February 27, 2017

La La Land and Moonlight got Steve Harvey'd! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/xRODoPjtyN

— Legends (@LegendsofCH) February 27, 2017

#Oscars envelope handler will lead off next year's "In Memoriam" reel

— Mike Scully (@scullymike) February 27, 2017

What just happened?!? #oscars 😳 pic.twitter.com/sJAuqd6rJz

— Gina B (@TheGinaBina77) February 27, 2017

Damn, Bonnie and Clyde almost robbed #Moonlight of an #Oscar... #Oscars

— Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) February 27, 2017

By the way, I'm never getting over this. I'll be 100 years old and telling my grandkids, "Let me tell you children about the 89th #Oscars.."

— Deniz S. (@MrFilmkritik) February 27, 2017

Poor envelop boy

Bring on the Steve Harvey jokes

Steve Harvey just sent Warren Beatty a very nice fruit basket. #Oscars

— Michael Blackman (@MikeRBlackman) February 27, 2017

Can it be? Is #Moonlight really the FIRST winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture with a leading gay character? 👨‍❤️‍👨👬👏🏾 #Oscars

— Paul Wontorek (@PaulWontorek) February 27, 2017

Anyone in Hollywood blamed Vladimir Putin yet? #oscars

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 27, 2017

The Academy award for weirdest moment of the century goes to this years awards... #Oscars  #BestPicture pic.twitter.com/w1oGmMnSUg

— Buster🎙🍿 (@BusterScher) February 27, 2017

*Applause*

#JordanHorowitz What a gentleman.#Oscars

— SameeR Arora (@Sameeraro0ra) February 27, 2017

Wishful thinking?

And you thought Stranger Things had a twist ending. #oscars

— Netflix Canada (@Netflix_CA) February 27, 2017

And the Oscar goes to La La Moonlight. #Oscars

— Barbara Miandro (@BarbaraMiandro) February 27, 2017

Trust Spongebob memes to always do the trick

The award for Best Picture summarized #Oscars pic.twitter.com/lRIPNDDwBu

— Shane (@FourScore64) February 27, 2017

FINALLY SOME BOLLYWOOD RECOGNITION

When #Oscars are directed by Abbas-Mustan. pic.twitter.com/NPrgphR53L

— Eesha (@eeshak10) February 27, 2017

Wow. #Moonlight so deserving. My #1 film, but #LaLaLand bein hung out like that? Heartbreaking. Props to them for being so gracious! #Oscars

— Scott Porter (@ScottPorter) February 27, 2017

-City of stars, are you shining just for me?
-Oooh, awkward. Not stars. Moonlight. #oscars

— Betty F*ckin' White (@BettyFckinWhite) February 27, 2017

I figured out what happened, #Oscars - it was @RyanGosling pic.twitter.com/oo9Te94WEv

— Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) February 27, 2017

Footage of #WarrenBeatty leaving the #Oscars emerges... pic.twitter.com/zelX2jUbgA

— Culture Trip (@CultureTrip) February 27, 2017