<p>At the 2017 Oscars, La La Land was announced as Best Picture. The producers rushed the stage. The speeches started. And then a panicked staffer ran on, confusion spread through the Dolby Theatre, and La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz grabbed the microphone and said: "There's a mistake. Moonlight, you guys won Best Picture. This is not a joke."</p><p>It was the most chaotic two minutes and twenty-three seconds in Oscars history — and it all happened because one accountant couldn't put his phone down.</p><p>This is Just The Gist Mini of the La La Land/Moonlight Oscars mix-up: the story of Brian Cullinan, the PricewaterhouseCoopers partner who was so busy tweeting celebrity selfies backstage that he handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope — and then stood in the corner mouthing "shit" while someone else cleaned up his mess.</p><br><p>..........</p><br><p>We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the<a href="https://www.patreon.com/justthegist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Just The Gist Patreon</a> or Apple Premium Subscriptions.</p><p>Watch Just The Gist episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast</a></p><p>Follow Just The Gist on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a> @JustTheGistPodcast</p><p>Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland</p><p>Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected]</p><p>Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: Pocket</p><p>Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!</p><p>Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.</p><br><p>..........</p><br><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/they-got-wrong-envelope-oral-history-oscars-epic-best-picture-fiasco-1087829/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"They Got the Wrong Envelope": An Oral History of Oscar's Epic Best Picture Fiasco — <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>, 2018</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-how-wrong-envelope-triggered-a-best-picture-fiasco-980910/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Wrong Envelope Triggered a Best Picture Fiasco — <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>, 2017</a></p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/27/entertainment/oscars-mix-up-pricewaterhousecoopers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PwC Takes Full Responsibility for Oscars Best Picture Error — <em>CNN</em>, 2017</a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2017/film/news/brian-cullinan-pwc-accountant-sketch-oscars-1202001023/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PricewaterhouseCoopers' Brian Cullinan Wanted to Perform at Oscars — <em>Variety</em>, 2017</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/oscar-stage-manager-pwc-accountants-incompetence/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oscars Stage Manager Details PwC Accountants' Incompetence — <em>The Wrap</em>, 2017</a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2017/film/news/oscar-best-picture-gaffe-brian-cullinan-envelope-1201999283/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Photos Show PwC Accountant Tweeting, Mixing Envelopes Backstage — <em>Variety</em>, 2017</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>