Shortly after '' Music by Prudence '' director Roger Ross Williams began his speech accepting the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject , he was suddenly interrupted by Elinor Burkett , his co-producer . The scene was described as the ceremony 's weirdest or most awkward moment , and was compared by Williams and others to Kanye West 's interruption of Taylor Swift 's acceptance of the Best Female Video Award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards five months earlier
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
82nd Academy Awards