Oscars 2017

26 Of The Most Shocking Oscars Moments Ever

And the winner is WHO now?

Friday, February 24, 2017 - 10:36

And the winner is WHO now?

The 2017 Oscars were plunged into *chaos* when La La Land won the coveted Best Picture award. Then un-won it, when it turned out Moonlight was the correct winner. Most awks Academy Award moment EVER.

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If there's one thing we have come to expect (and secretly look forward to) from the Oscars in recent years, it’s that no matter what the pundits say, winning a gold statue isn’t a sure thing for *anyone* until their name is actually read out on the night... or even after then, as this year's show proved!

Still though, if this list proves anything it’s that its best to expect the unexpected if you want to avoid experiencing crushing disappointment when your fave, for no good reason whatsoever, fails to go all the way.

Here are 26 of the BIGGEST EVER Oscar shocks…

26 Of The Biggest Oscars SHOCKS Ever

The 2017 Oscars were plunged into chaos when La La Land won the coveted Best Picture award. Then un-won it, when it turned out Moonlight was the correct winner. Most awks Academy Award ever?

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Best bros Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Best Original Screenplay win for Good Will Hunting in 1998 shocked everyone (including themselves) when they beat the likes of Boogie Nights and As Good as it Gets to win the award.

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Whilst no one would argue that Rocky isn’t a classic, a lot of people weren't happy to see the Italian Stallion beat DeNiro’s Taxi Driver to win Best Picture at the 1977 Oscars.

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Adrien Brody not only surprised everyone in attendance when he beat four previous Oscar winners to win Best Actor at the 2003 Oscars for his role in The Pianist, he also became the youngest winner in history to win the award.

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Though definitely a classic in its own right, Forrest Gump winning the Best Picture Oscar in 1995 over Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption still shocked many at the time.

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With the 2003 Best Picture Oscar hotly contested between Chicago and Gangs of New York, director Roman Polanski's win for his work on The Pianist came out of nowhere to surprise everyone.

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In an impressive field that included Edward Norton, Nick Nolte, Ian McKellen, and Tom Hanks (for Saving Private Ryan), Life Is Beautiful's chair-climbing Roberto Benigni shocked everyone to win Best Actor at the 1999 Oscars.

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Rarely has a child won, but at only 11 years old Anna Paquin did exactly that when she beat out Emma Thompson, Winona Ryder, Rosie Perez, and her co-star Holly Hunter to win Best Actress at the 1994 Oscars for her performance in The Piano.

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Marisa Tomei's Best Supporting Actress win in 1993 for comedy My Cousin Vinny was deemed so shocking an Oscar urban myth was spawned that claims presenter Jack Palance actually read the wrong name when he announced the winner.

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Whilst Gone With The Wind swept the 1940 Oscars, winning for Best Picture, best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, it’s male star Clark Gable lost the Best Actor Oscar to Goodbye, Mr. Chips star Robert Donat.

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Whilst the internet has yet to forget Gwyneth Paltrow’s tearful acceptance speech, you might need reminding that her Best Actress win for Shakespeare in love at the 1999 Oscars was over Cate Blanchett's impressive turn in Elizabeth.

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Even with Gwyneth winning her category earlier in the evening, no one could have expected Shakespeare In Love to go one better and actually win the Best Picture award over Spielberg's epic war film Saving Private Ryan - but it did.

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Did anyone realistically expect Francis Ford Coppola to not win the Best Director Oscar in 1972 for The Godfather?! Instead, Bob Fosse who directed Cabaret won.

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Beatrice Straight was just as shocked as everyone else in the audience when she won the 1977 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Network which lasts only five minutes. Her performance to date remains the shortest ever to win an Oscar.

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It’s A Wonderful Life may have lost out on the Best Picture and Best Director awards to The Best Years Of Our Lives at the 1947 Oscars, but at least it can take consolation in the fact that most of the world watches it religiously every Christmas.

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Crash beating iconic cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain to win Best Picture at the Oscars in 2006 will remain one of the greatest Academy Award shockers for years to come.

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Driving Miss Daisy drove all the way to a shock Best Picture win in 1990, beating the likes of Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society and Field of Dreams!

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Even Dolly Parton looked elated when rap group Three Six Mafia surprised everyone to beat her Transamerica song Travelin' Thru to win the Best Original Song Oscar in 2007 for their Hustle and Flow hit, It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp.

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Are we ready to talk about Leonardo DiCaprio’s shocking snub at the 1998 Oscars, where he failed to receive a nomination for his iconic turn as doomed lover Jack Dawson in James Cameron’s epic blockbuster Titanic?! No, we are not.

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Nor are we able to articulate are disappointment at Judy Garland NOT being nominated in 1940 for her performance as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz. Are you kidding us?!!

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What’s even more shocking is that Jack Nicholson also failed to picked up a nomination for his now iconic role as Jack Torrance in 1980s horror classic The Shining. WTF…

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Though it is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, Citizen Kane did not in fact win the Best Picture Oscar in 1941. The honour instead went to British drama How Green Was My Valley.

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The look on Lauren Bacall’s face said it all after losing the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1997 to Juliette Binoche, who won for her role in The English Patient. Bacall even wrote about it in her memoir, blaming Harvey Weinstein for her loss.

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Even an American classic like A Streetcar Named Desire couldn't catch a break at the 1952 Oscars, losing out on the Best Picture Oscar to musical An American in Paris.

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Nor could its star Marlon Brando, who lost that same year to Humphrey Bogart who won Best Actor for his role in The African Queen.

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Martin Scorcese’s 90s crime drama Goodfellas may be regarded as one of the modern greats today, but at the 1991 Oscars the night belonged to Kevin Costner who took home the Best Picture Oscar for Dances With Wolves.

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- By Portis Wasp @portiswasp

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Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne

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Ella Purnell

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Jessica Brown Findlay

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Michelle Williams

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Daisy Ridley

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Emily Blunt

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Laia Costa

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Penelope Cruz

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Felicity Jones

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Millie Mackintosh

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Nicole Kidman

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Bryce Dallas Howard

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Laura Whitmore

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Amy Adams

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21 LGBT Movies Everyone Should See

Brokeback Mountain (2005): We dare you not to cry for a week after watching Ang Lee's heartbreaking drama about two cowboys who must keep their love for each other - over the course of several years - a secret.

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Looking: The Movie (2016): HBO’s short-lived gay drama is given a fitting goodbye in this 90 minute special that follows Patrick as he returns to San Francisco in search of closure regarding his relationships with former lovers Richie and Kevin.

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Stranger by the Lake (2014): A French thriller set in a popular gay cruising-spot that asks the question; What are you prepared to turn a blind eye to in the pursuit of getting your rocks off.

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All About My Mother (1999): A humorous, emotional, and heartfelt story from acclaimed director Pedro Almodóvar that portrays transsexual and transgender living in a sympa-thetic and sensitive way.

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Weekend (2011): Andrew Haigh’s critically acclaimed film that follows a brief romance between two men - over the course of one weekend - is a modern classic that will leave you pining for a similar connection next time you’re out on the pull.

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A Single Man (2009): Tom Ford’s seriously stylish directorial debut follows an English professor played by Colin Firth as he struggles to find meaning in his life after the death of his long time partner.

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Tomboy (2011): A touching French drama that deals with childhood gender confusion in a refreshingly low-key way.

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Girlhood (2014): Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to Tomboy set in the Paris suburbs that also happens to feature a memorable lip sync of Rihanna's "Diamonds" is a classic coming of age story told through the eyes of a young black girl named Marieme.

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Monster (2004): Charlize Theron's Oscar-winning turn as serial killer Aileen Wuornos isn't an easy watch but her commitment to the part which sees her explore a lesbian relationship with Christina Ricci’s character Selby is essential viewing.

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My Own Private Idaho (1992): Gus Van Sant's 90s loose reworking of Henry IV follows a pair of gay street hustlers (played by Keanu Reeves and the late River Phoenix) as they embark on a journey of self discovery.

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Moonlight (2016): This coming of age drama that chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood is already receiving some major Oscar buzz with critics calling it a visual masterpiece. Its UK release is planned for February.

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The Kids Are All Right (2010): Lisa Cholodenko's lesbian drama follows a teenage girl and her younger brother as they try to track down their biological father much to the an-noyance of their mothers.

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Tangerine (2015): A dramedy about a trangender sex worker who discovers after being released from prison that her boyfriend has been cheating on her with a cis woman was definitely our favourite film last year to be shot entirely on an iPhone 5s.

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Pariah (2011): Writer-director Dee Rees’s teen drama - which impressed Meryl Streep enough to give the film and its lead Adepero Oduye a shoutout at the 2012 Golden Globes - tells the story of Alike, a 17-year-old teenager embracing her sexuality.

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The Pass (2016): Russell Tovey and Arinze Kene play two professional football players who share a kiss in their hotel room the night before their first big game in this movie ad-aptation of John Donnelly’s critically-acclaimed play.

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King Cobra (2016): Disney star Garrett Clayton sheds his wholesome image (and his clothes) to play real-life gay porn star Brent Corrigan in this sleazy, sexy, and tense thriller that will appeal to fans of Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers.

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Blue Is The Warmest Color (2013): This electrifying French drama famed for its explicit sex scenes centres on a 15-year-old girl named Adèle who falls for an older “blue-haired” art student named Emma.

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Free Fall (2013): This emotionally-charged German drama that follows a soon-to-be-father who falls for a fellow police officer will leave you feeling more breathless than the main character: who fyi spends most of the movie jogging.

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Carol (2015): Todd Hayes’s lesbian romance about an aspiring photographer who de-velops an intimate relationship with an older woman earned rave reviews and a pair of Oscar nominations for its leading lady’s Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

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Boys Don’t Cry (1999): Oscar winner Hilary Swank (in her most memorable role to date) plays trans man Brandon Teena in this moving true-life story that helped to open up a widespread dialogue about gender identity.

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Pride (2015): Based on the true story about a group of gay activists who worked tirelessly to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984, this British comedy will make you feel all the feels.

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Crossroads: Where Are They Now?

Then: Not a girl, not yet a woman, Crossroads marked Britney's first and only brush with big screen fame playing small-town girl Lucy; a shy, retiring, high school valedictorian who longs to find her mother who walked out on her at the age of three.

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Now: What hasn’t Britney done in the years since?! Save for a shocking fall from grace in 2007, Brit has gifted the world six more hit albums, 19 fragrances, an X Factor presenting stint, and a Las Vegas residency that continues to receive rave reviews!

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Then: Zoe Saldana plays Kit, a former “fat camp” kid turned bitchy popular girl who wants nothing more than to marry her collage fiancé Dylan.

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Now: Crossroads may have only been Zoe's fourth screen credit, but the actress has gone on to become a sci-fi Queen with lead roles in the Avatar, Star Trek & GOTG film franchises. Next up; Zoe reprises her role as Gamora in GOTG2 which hits cinemas May 5

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Then: Taryn Manning plays Mimi, the school outcast from a trailer park who falls pregnant just before graduation. An aspiring singer, its Mimi who prompts the girls to take a road trip when she decides to travel to Los Angeles for an audition.

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Now: The former Boomkat babe has worked steadily in film and TV with memorable roles in 8 Mile, Hustle & Flow, Sons of Anarchy, and OITNB playing Tiffany ‘Pennsatucky Doggett’. Next up; Taryn will star in horror film The Vault alongside James Franco.

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Then: Anson Mount plays Ben, the guitar playing former jailbird who ends up driving the girls on their road trip and eventually falls for Lucy.

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Now: Although he never quite had the breakthrough moment we thought he would, Anson has continued to act and has been playing the character Cullen Bohannon on TV western ‘Hell on Wheels’ since 2011.

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Then: Dan Aykroyd plays Pete, Lucy’s overprotective father who thinks it's a bad idea for his daughter to reconnect with her mother.

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Now: The comedy legend - made famous thanks to roles in film classics like Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, and The Blues Brothers - continues to make movies and even made time to make a cameo in last year’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot as a cabbie.

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Then: Kim Cattrall plays Caroline, Lucy’s absent mother who appears in only one scene in the movie but boy is it a MEMORABLE one.

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Now: Just as famous as Aykroyd at the time thanks to her role as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City, Kim went on to star in two SATC films before playing a woman going through a middle age crisis in Canadian show Sensitive Skin for two seasons.

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Then: Britney’s little sister Jamie Lynn also plays Lucy, appearing in a flashback which shows the three girls at a much younger age burying their “wish box”.

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Now: After becoming pregnant at 16, Jamie Lynn took an extended break from the spotlight to raise her daughter Maddie. In recent years, the former Zoey 101 star has reinvented herself as a country singer and is currently working on new music.

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Then: Justin Long plays Henry, Lucy's socially awkward lab partner who tries and fails miserably to have sex with her on graduation night.

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Now: Justin has made a career out of playing the loveable geek in films with memorable roles in Dodgeball, Accepted, Herbie Fully Loaded, Drag Me to Hell, and He’s Just Not That Into You. Next up; wedding comedy Literally Right Before Aaron.

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Then: Beverly Johnson played Kit’s mother, another overbearing parental in the film who sent her child to fat camp when she was younger but now resents the fact that her daughter has grown up to be more beautiful than her.

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Now: The former model, who fyi was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of American Vogue, hasn't appeared in many projects since Crossroads. We haven’t forgotten her playing a Fashion Director in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch though!

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Then: There sure are a number of shocking plot twists that appear towards the end of the Crossroads, so it’s no surprise that Shonda Rhimes - the woman behind some of TV’s most shocking shows *in the best possible way* - wrote the script.

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Now: The powerhouse producer has gone on to create some of TV’s most loved dramas (Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder) and currently has three new shows in development.

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