The organizers of the “Oscar” were removed from the perpetrators of the scandal at the awards
Employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz, responsible for the mistake when announcing the film of the year in film award “Oscar”, was suspended from work on further ceremonies.
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This was stated by the President of the American Academy of motion picture arts and Sciences Cheryl Boone Isaacs, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Isaacs thanked the actors Warren Beatty and faye dunaway, announces the winner in the category “Best film”, for what they managed to cope with the situation. According to her, the further cooperation of the Academy with PwC, which works with organizers of the “Oscar” is already 83 years old, remains in question.
According to TMZ, Cullinan and Ruiz was not fired from PwC. The “Oscar” employees engaged in the counting and transferring of the envelopes with the names of the winners leading.
89-I film awards took place in Los Angeles on the night of 27 February. Callinan gave the leading card with the name of the leader in the category “Best actress”. It was stated Emma stone starring in the film “La La land”. Beatty called the musical is the winner in the nomination “the Best film”, while the majority of the members of the Academy were given the painting “Moonlight” Barry Jenkins.
According to TMZ, callinan was wrong, because “tweet like crazy, sending photos” throughout the ceremony.
‘La La Land’ producer: “There’s a mistake. ‘Moonlight’, you guys won Best Picture. This is not a joke.” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/vl9PzgBaVW
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017