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"moonlight" won and it was not a joke. >> this unprecedented flub at the oscars, i guess it's now sinking in what happened. what are people saying there? >> reporter: there's nothing like this. that's what everyone is talking about, which is a little sad, because it takes away from "moonlight" win. in case you're just waking up right now and you didn't sigh what happened, take a look at how it all went down. [ applause ] >> and the academy award for best picture. >> you're impossible. gosh. "la, la land." >> we lost, by the way, but, you

Twisted joke. they didn't know what it was. the oscars never wants that to happen, obviously. you want people to talk about the movies, not about how there was a big snafu in who won and all that happened behind it. >> thank you so much for being with us live. appreciate it. and still to come on "cnn newsroom," a shocking mixup, and in the end, a triumph for diversity at the academy awards. >> but is it here to stay? we'll ask our oscar panel. ♪ (music pla♪ throughout) announcer: get on your feet for the nastiest bull in the state of texas. ♪ ♪ (crowd cheers) ♪

Know. . >> i'm sorry, there's a mistake. "moonlight." you won best picture. this is not a joke. i'm afraid they read the wrong thing. >> this is not a joke. "moonlight something has won best picture. >> "moonlight", best picture. >> it was a stunning moment. everyone thought it was some sort of twisted joke at first and then realizing that this did really happen. i want you to know that we did zoom in on the envelope that warren beatty was holding, and it did say actress in a lead role. he was handed the wrong card. and to that, adding to the confusion, though, back stage, before this was all...

Same thing from everybody who gets up there. you want to pick your platform. if it's something you feel really passionate about you work it into your speech. i'm sure when you win something you're in the land of elephants, you're nervous, excited, and you don't want to overdo it too much in one direction. >> what about jimmy kimmel? alisha, what did you think about his performance? his job was to strike kind of the right balance, and he did go there with president trump. he mocked him with his tweeting. he kind of mocked him the way that he said meryl streep is overrated. he joked about the di...

[ applause ] >> and the academy award for best picture. >> you're impossible. >> "la, la land." >> the damage is on your shoulders. >> we lost, by the way. >> i'm sorry. no, there's a mistake. "moonlight", you won best picture. "moonlight" won. this is not a joke. i'm afraid they read the wrong thing. this is not a joke. "moonlight" has won best picture. "moonlight". best picture. >> reporter: they thought it was a joke. and adding to the confusion,