Oscars 2017: Social media reacts after La La Land mistakenly named best picture winner
This was Ryan Gosling's reaction to the mistake.
AP/Invision: Chris PizzelloWithin seconds of La La Land mistakenly receiving the Best Picture award at this year's Oscars, instead its rightful owner Moonlight, the internet responded with shock, horror and amusement.
Steve Harvey's Miss Universe mix-up was revived on Twitter, the Oscars blunder was compared to the US election result, and we heard from prominent Australian social media commentators the Queensland Police Service.
Here's some of the best:
External Link Queensland Police: The Forensic Crash Unit is currently investigating a massive train wreck at the #Oscars
External Link Aaron Rogers tweet Oscars
External Link Darth Vader tweet Oscars
External Link @jessetyler: Maybe I won an Emmy one of the 5 times I lost! Anything is possible. Congrats to #Moonlight. An amazing and deserving best picture winner!
External Link @regalparrillas: This was Meryl Streep's reaction to the Oscar mess-up I am DYING
External Link @MissUniverse: Have your people call our people - we know what to do.
External Link @JimmyKimmelLive: "Personally I blame @IamSteveHarvey for this."
External Link @wickedfedora: If you mashed up #Oscars Best Picture + Miss Universe slip-up, it would look something like this.
External Link Jarrid Wilson tweet
External Link @AliyahNevaeh7: Steve Harvey like..."i can breathe again"
External Link @SethMacFarlane: You know what the problem is -- millions of Academy members voted illegally.
External Link @ChrisMurphyCT: Most nights, I have a dream in which what just happened at the #Oscars actually happened on election night.
External Link @ditzkoff: I became a conspiracy theorists tonight
External Link @susstar: Omg the consipracy theories r coming in.
External Link @aaronedwards: I don't care what anyone says they stole moonlight's moment this is a conspiracy tupac is still alive bey's name was on the grammy card too
External Link @jes_chastain: Why didn't the producers of the show rush to the stage when the wrong winner had been announced?! I feel bad for #lalaland producers AWKWARD
