What reason could People In Charge possibly have for allowing, nay, encouraging this to happen? I mean aside from ratings and masochistic nostalgia for 2017? 
 
 
 
 TMZ reported on Thursday that Bonnie and Clyde co-stars Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway will present the Academy Award for Best Picture on Sunday even though last year they were involved in a blunder so colossal as to be previously unimaginable, an error that made celebrities with hours of media training under their belts do stuff like this with their faces: 
 
 As we all know, these stricken visages were contorting in reaction to Dunaway reading out that the Oscar went to La La Land, then learning that Moonlight was actually the winner. This was due to a mix-up with the cards and general lack of common sense. And maybe some stage jitters. 
 
 According to TMZ’s sources, Dunaway and Beatty appeared at the Dolby Theatre earlier today and rehearsed the best picture award scene. Dunaway reportedly said “presenting is better the second time around,” to which Beatty rejoined “The winner is Gone with the Wind.” It’s the sort of writing that makes people cringe and have a bad time, and this, more than anything else, is what has me convinced me that this story is genuine. ||||| The spotlight is now on PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has overseen the Academy's ballot-counting process for 83 years. 
 
 Was it the Bonnie and Clyde presenter team's fault? A case of the envelopes getting mixed up backstage? Let the finger-pointing begin. 
 
 After a stunning and surreal mistake that may be the worst Academy Awards telecast flub in history, the accounting firm in charge of the ballot-counting process is clarifying its role. 
 
 "We sincerely apologize to Moonlight, La La Land, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Oscar viewers for the error that was made during the award announcement for best picture," said PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has overseen the Academy's ballot-counting process for 83 years. 
 
 The statement added: "The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred. We appreciate the grace with which the nominees, the Academy, ABC, and Jimmy Kimmel handled the situation." 
 
 In years past, the firm has provided two sets of winners' envelopes in briefcases that are sent to the Dolby Theatre, one briefcase for either side of the stage. 
 
 In what was was supposed to just be a memorable movie reunion, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway ended up fumbling the presentation of best picture, as they were apparently holding the best actress envelope instead. 
 
 Not only did Dunaway read off La La Land as the best picture winner, the confusion wasn't fixed until after several members of the Lionsgate movie's team had already spoken. "I opened the envelope and it said 'Emma Stone, La La Land.' That's why I looked at Faye, and at you. I wasn't trying to be funny," Beatty clarified, laughing nervously. 
 
 "This is very unfortunate, what happened. Personally, I blame Steve Harvey for this," emcee Jimmy Kimmel said, trying to salvage the moment with a joke about how Harvey had announced the wrong winner of the "Miss Universe" pageant on live TV in 2015. However, this mistake was far worse. 
 
 Moonlight director Barry Jenkins appreciated the surreal nature of the moment right away, saying onstage: "Very clearly, very clearly, even in my dreams, this could not be true. But to hell with dreams, I’m done with it, ’cause this is true. Oh my goodness." 
 
 At the end of the televised portion, Kimmel added one last jab. "Well, I don’t know what happened. I blame myself for this," he said, referencing his self-effacing joke at the top of the show. "Let’s remember, it’s just an awards show. I mean, we hate to see people disappointed but the good news is, we got to see some extra speeches. We had some great movies. I knew I would screw this show up, I really did." 
 
 La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz had to take a ballot and show the TV audience that, in fact, it said Moonlight. "I was ecstatic, it was amazing. I thought we won an Oscar," Horowitz recalled to The Hollywood Reporter. "Some guys in headsets started buzzing around. It became clear that was something wrong. They took the envelope I had. It said 'Emma Stone, La La Land' on it." 
 
 He added: "It was clear that there was something wrong. We started looking for the best picture envelope. Nobody knew where it was. Then it appeared, they opened it next to me and it said 'Moonlight.'" 
 
 PwC has had Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz as co-ballot leaders overseeing the process for several years. The company touted that the ballot briefcases had made stops in 11 cities across the U.S. before making its way to Hollywood for the big day. 
 
 Backstage, Jenkins was asked to explain the moment. "No explanation; things just happen," he said. "I will say I saw two cards. I wanted to see the card, and Warren refused to show the card to anybody before he showed it to me. He said, 'Barry Jenkins has to see the card. He needs to know.'" 
 
 Moonlight breakout star Mahershala Ali, who won in the supporting actor category, was reflective. "It’s very hard to feel joy in a moment like that,” he said, adding: “I feel very fortunate for all of us to have walked away with the best picture award. It’s pretty remarkable.” 
 
 With the top honor yanked away from the frontrunner, La La Land ended the evening with six wins, Moonlight claimed three wins and Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea took two awards. 
 
 Emma Stone, who claimed best actress, was cordial when asked about the confusion by reporters. "I f—ing love Moonlight," she said. "Of course it was an amazing thing to hear them say La La Land — we would have loved best picture, but we're so happy for Moonlight." 
 
 Meanwhile, at the Governors Ball, Dunaway wasn't as gregarious about the moment. The presenter told THR, "No, I'm not going to speak about it." 
 
 Rebecca Sun, Mia Galuppo and Scott Feinberg contributed to this article.
– Some said it was nothing more than "masochistic nostalgia," while others predicted it was going to provide the "ultimate Hollywood ending." That would be Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty making a repeat appearance Sunday night to present the award for best picture—after famously announcing the wrong winner last year—with host Jimmy Kimmel introducing them with a "nothing could possibly go wrong." "It's so nice seeing you again," Beatty quipped, with Dunaway adding, "As they say, presenting is lovelier the second time around." And the top prize went to ... The Shape of Water, with director Guillermo Del Toro, who also won best director Sunday night, accepting the prize with his cast and team. "I was a kid enamored with movies," he said. "Growing up in Mexico, I thought this could never happen. It happens. I want to tell you, everyone that is dreaming of a parable of using genre fantasy to tell the stories about the things that are real in the world today, you can do it. This is a door—kick it open and come in."