In 2017 , at the 89th Academy Awards , presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty read '' La La Land '' as the winner of the award . However , they had mistakenly been given the envelope for the " Best Actress in a Leading Role " award , which Emma Stone had won for her role in '' La La Land '' moments prior . When the mistake was realized , the show 's producers rushed onstage to correct it ; in the resulting chaos , it was '' La La Land '' producer Jordan Horowitz who finally announced that '' Moonlight '' was the real winner
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture