The incredible moment stars gape in horror at Oscars blunder

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February 27, 2017 at 20:13

NO acting skills were needed as genuine expressions of shock were plastered across the faces of some of Hollywood’s biggest names following the biggest blunder in Oscars history.

The horror when the announcers mistakenly hailed La La Land as the Best Picture — instead of Moonlight — was clear as A-listers including Matt Damon, Meryl Streep and The Rock simply couldn’t hide their emotions, which has now been revealed in its full glory in this new image.

This will go down as one of the best Oscars photos in history. Picture: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/Polaris/AustralscopeSource:Supplied

The Rock’s eyebrow shot high on his forehead while Ben Affleck turned to Matt Damon, sitting a few seats away, to gauge his reaction.

He was met by a gobsmacked expression from the Pearl Harbor star as he stared with his mouth wide open at the epic blunder playing out on stage.

Last night, the Oscars was hit by the jaw-dropping blunder as acting legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced La La Land as the winner — and the film’s producer Jordan Horowitz even accepted the award as he was joined on stage by the cast and crew.

But as La La Land’s creators gave their acceptance speeches, Oscars producers frantically took to the stage in the first sign something was amiss.

It was left to Horowitz to interrupt and announce: “This is not a joke. Moonlight is best picture,” before showing the camera and the audience a card that revealed the true winner to be Moonlight.

He then handed the award to Moonlight director Barry Jenkins.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the firm responsible for the Academy voting, have now apologised for the epic mistake.

The Oscars accountants owned up to the embarrassing gaffe and admitted Beatty and Dunaway had been given the wrong envelope — a duplicate of the Best Leading Actress card.

This story originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission.