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Social media reacts to Oscar best picture goof

Social media reacts to Oscar best picture goof
Posted at 4:55 AM, Feb 27, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-27 08:58:51-05

The Oscars had an all-time flub as presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were handed a card naming the wrong winner for the best picture award. 

Dunaway announced the winner as "La La Land" before "Moonlight" was revealed as the actual winner moments later. 

PriceWaterHouseCoopers — the accounting firm responsible for the envelopes — took blame for the error. 

Social media howled over the mistake. Here are some of the best responses to the error.