The story behind the Oscars' envelope mix-up

The Washington Post 2017-02-27

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A mistakenly swapped envelope threw off the carefully guarded announcement process at the Oscars on Feb. 26, leading to the jaw-dropping moment when "La La Land" was announced as the Best Picture winner instead of "Moonlight," the true winner.
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