--- description: Soon enough, there were alternate cards that read “Hillary Clinton President of the United States” title: The Best Envelope Memes From the Oscars Best Picture Mix-Up image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta17eabf1d17fe0e0/6988bc1ca988ca3e096bb28c/gettyimages-645735890.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Internet Had a Lot of Fun With the Envelope From the Best Picture Mix-Up by [Karen Mizoguchi / People](/author/people/) ## Karen Mizoguchi / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2017 7:38 AM CUT  'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz holds up the winner card reading actual Best Picture winner 'Moonlight' with actor Warren Beatty and host Jimmy Kimmel onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2017. 'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz holds up the winner card reading actual Best Picture winner 'Moonlight' with actor Warren Beatty and host Jimmy Kimmel onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2017.Kevin Winter—Getty Images by [Karen Mizoguchi / People](/author/people/) ## Karen Mizoguchi / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2017 7:38 AM CUT [Warren Beatty](http://people.com/tag/warren-beatty/ "undefined") mistakenly reading the wrong Best Picture envelope has produced a template for people who should’ve won. If the [89th annual Academy Awards](http://people.com/academy-awards/ "undefined") wasn’t meme-worthy already, the final winner of the night produced some of the most hilarious fan-made social media posts, including the envelope memes. It appears many people captured a screenshot of the moment _La La Land_ producer Jordan Horowitz held up the correct card, which clearly read _Moonlight_, for all to see. Soon enough, there were alternate cards that read “Hillary Clinton President of the United States” in reference to the results of the 2016 presidential election, and other cards that said ” ‘Lemonade’ Beyoncé” in reference to the Grammy for [Album of the Year](http://people.com/music/grammys-2017-adele-wins-album-of-the-year/ "undefined") won by [Adele.](http://people.com/tag/adele/ "undefined") The Damien Chazelle-directed film had been expected to win Best Picture — and came in with 14 nominations, tied for the most ever, to _Moonlight_‘s eight — but _Moonlight_ ultimately walked away with the top prize. > [](https://twitter.com/thisjenlewis/status/836089977763061761) > [](https://twitter.com/thisjenlewis/status/836086154491416576) > [](https://twitter.com/curlycomedy/status/836103622807019520) [Beatty apologized](http://people.com/awards/this-is-not-a-joke-moonlight-wins-best-picture-after-la-la-land-is-mistakenly-announced-as-victor/ "undefined") to the audience directly following the flub, explaining that he was given Best Actress card instead of Best Picture and was confused. > [](https://twitter.com/DudleyNYC/status/836101688834555904) > [](https://twitter.com/ConnorKristofer/status/836101812876881920) But [Emma Stone](http://people.com/tag/emma-stone/ "undefined") [refuted Beatty’s claim](http://people.com/awards/oscars-2017-emma-stone-best-picture-mistake/ "undefined"), explaining that she was in possession of her Best Actress card. “I also was holding my Best Actress in a Leading Role card the whole time. I’m not sure what happened” Stone told reporters in the press room, adding, “I think everyone’s in a state of confusion still. Excitement but confusion. I think everyone is just so excited for _Moonlight_. It’s such an incredible film.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/awards/oscars-2017-envelope-memes/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4683589/oscars-2017-best-picture-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4683589/oscars-2017-best-picture-memes/"},"headline":"The Internet Had a Lot of Fun With the Envelope From the Best Picture Mix-Up","datePublished":"2017-02-27T07:38:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:32:18.331Z","description":"Soon enough, there were alternate cards that read “Hillary Clinton President of the United States”","url":"https://time.com/4683589/oscars-2017-best-picture-memes/","keywords":["awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta17eabf1d17fe0e0/6988bc1ca988ca3e096bb28c/gettyimages-645735890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Karen Mizoguchi / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta17eabf1d17fe0e0/6988bc1ca988ca3e096bb28c/gettyimages-645735890.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"89th Annual Academy Awards - Show","caption":"89th Annual Academy Awards - Show","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4683589/oscars-2017-best-picture-memes/","name":"The Internet Had a Lot of Fun With the Envelope From the Best Picture Mix-Up"}}]}] ```