--- description: See how Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, The Rock, and Salma Hayek reacted to that Oscars Best Picture mistake. title: See the Looks on Celebrities' Faces At the Exact Moment of the Oscars Mix-Up image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt531c654ed33c20ed/6988bc208e06017b574695c4/celeb-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Looks on Celebrities' Faces at the Exact Moment of the Oscars Mix-Up by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2017 4:45 PM CUT  @latimes—Twitter by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2017 4:45 PM CUT The [2017 Oscars](http://time.com/4680083/oscars-2017-winners-list/ "undefined") took a turn when everyone learned that _Moonlight_ actually [won Best Picture](http://time.com/4683534/oscars-2017-la-la-land-stars-reactions/ "undefined"), not _La La Land_ as originally announced. The [cinematic twist](http://time.com/4683539/oscars-best-picture-moonlight-la-la-land-beatty/ "undefined") during the ceremony’s final moment stunned millions, but most importantly, the famous people had feelings. So at the precise moment when all eyes were on the stage for the awkward transition, the [_LA Times_](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-oscars-2017-89th-academy-awards-watch-the-moment-when-la-la-land-is-1488188051-htmlstory.html "undefined") captured a who’s who of reactions. There’s something for everyone in this historic photograph because the expressions ran the gamut from bewildered to wincing and far beyond. Ever the expressive dramatist, David Oyelowo looked like he might have been in disbelief. The Rock looked as if the apocalypse happened. Matt Damon’s eyebrows wordlessly communicated everything you can’t. His pal, Ben Affleck looked to his right, not knowing what to do while Salma Hayek appeared to cringe and freeze. Oscars veteran Meryl Streep prepared to go in [full crisis mode](https://twitter.com/magicrobins/status/836093587720921088?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc^tfw "undefined"). But there’s no debating that Busy Phillips and Michelle Williams had the best looks on their faces. Mouths agape, the standard awards show companions were very much stunned. See the photo below. > [](https://twitter.com/latimes/status/836203030555013121) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4683925/oscars-2017-celebrity-reaction-photo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4683925/oscars-2017-celebrity-reaction-photo/"},"headline":"See the Looks on Celebrities' Faces at the Exact Moment of the Oscars Mix-Up","datePublished":"2017-02-27T16:45:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:26.024Z","description":"See how Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, The Rock, and Salma Hayek reacted to that Oscars Best Picture mistake.","url":"https://time.com/4683925/oscars-2017-celebrity-reaction-photo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","Oscars 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt531c654ed33c20ed/6988bc208e06017b574695c4/celeb-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt531c654ed33c20ed/6988bc208e06017b574695c4/celeb-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"celeb-reactions","caption":"celeb-reactions","creditText":"@latimes—Twitter","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4683925/oscars-2017-celebrity-reaction-photo/","name":"See the Looks on Celebrities' Faces at the Exact Moment of the Oscars Mix-Up"}}]}] ```