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| Warren Beatty with the card with the correct winner of the 'Best Film', 'Moonlight'. |
"And the Academy Award for best motion picture goes to ..." said Warren Beatty and returned the envelope to Faye Dunaway, who said '' La La Land '' where after the cheering in the hall broke out...
In advanced, the US president Donald Trump vowed to boycott this year's Oscar Party. On Twitter the President asking his followers to turn off the television when they heard political criticism from what he called 'limousine liberal'.
On stage Kimmel said:
"This broadcast is being watched live by millions of Americans and around the world in more than 225 countries that now hate us.
"I want to say thank you to President Trump. I mean remember last year when it seemed like the Oscars were racist."
"Some of you will get to come up here tonight and give a speech that the president will tweet about in all caps during his 5am bowel movement."In a more serious tone Kimmel told the audience:
"There are millions watching right now and if every one of you took a minute to reach out to someone you disagree with and had a positive, considerate conversation, not as liberals or conservatives but as Americans, if we all did that we could make America great again. It starts with us."
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0227/855674-kimmel/
http://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/ekspert-er-naadesloes-efter-oscar-skandale-det-er-det-stoerste-fuck-up
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/02/27/record-australian-contingent-at-oscars.html