--- ---  # The Oscars Are Sticking With PricewaterhouseCoopers. But No Phones Allowed by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Mar 30, 2017 11:30 AM UTC  'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz (C) speaks while holing an oscar and the winner card before reading the actual Best Picture winner 'Moonlight' onstage during the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California 'La La Land' producer Jordan Horowitz (C) speaks while holing an oscar and the winner card before reading the actual Best Picture winner 'Moonlight' onstage during the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, CaliforniaMark Ralston—AFP—Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Mar 30, 2017 11:30 AM UTC PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accountancy firm, will still supervise ballot counting at the [Oscars](http://time.com/4683641/oscars-2017-best-picture-mistake-moonlight-la-la-land/), despite the [Best Picture](http://time.com/4683502/oscars-2017-best-picture-moonlight-la-la-land-mix-up/) mix-up at the 2017 ceremony. After the [mistake](http://time.com/4683501/oscars-2017-best-picture-warren-beatty/) was linked to backstage tweeting, accountants will not be able to access their phones backstage, [CNBC reports](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/30/pwc-will-continue-to-work-for-the-oscars-despite-best-picture-mistake.html). The error involved a PwC accountant handing presenter Warren Beatty the wrong envelope, which saw _La La Land_ announced as best picture instead of rightful winner _Moonlight_. PwC apologized in the aftermath of the incident and accepted full responsibility. The firm has supervised the ballots for over 80 years, according to CNBC. PwC retained the responsibility after a presentation of “revised protocols and ambitious controls,” said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Isaacs added that the Academy has been “unsparing” in their criticism of the firm. PwC’s Brian Cullinan, who was thought to be tweeting around the time he handed over the wrong envelope, and his colleague Martha Ruiz will not return to work at the Oscars, _The New York Times_ previously reported. Oscars Ban Phones But Keep Accountants On After Mix-Up ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4718056/pwc-oscars-la-la-land-moonlight-best-film/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4718056/pwc-oscars-la-la-land-moonlight-best-film/"},"headline":"The Oscars Are Sticking With PricewaterhouseCoopers. But No Phones Allowed","datePublished":"2017-03-30T11:30:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:06:59.719Z","description":"PwC apologized in the aftermath of 2017's \"wrong envelope\" incident","url":"https://time.com/4718056/pwc-oscars-la-la-land-moonlight-best-film/","keywords":["Oscars 2017","Oscars","film","onetime","moonlight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4d67048225a578c/6988bc9f656a3fd11abcefce/la-la-land-moonlight-mix-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Zamira Rahim","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4d67048225a578c/6988bc9f656a3fd11abcefce/la-la-land-moonlight-mix-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-OSCARS-SHOW","caption":"US-OSCARS-SHOW","creditText":"Mark Ralston—AFP—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/oscars-2017/","name":"Oscars 2017"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4718056/pwc-oscars-la-la-land-moonlight-best-film/","name":"The Oscars Are Sticking With PricewaterhouseCoopers. But No Phones Allowed"}}]}] ```