Al Pacino explains controversial Best Picture slip-up at Oscars
nme.comthe controversial moment that occurred while he was presenting the award for Best Picture at the Oscars.The Scarface star didn’t seem to follow the traditional process of reading out the full list of nominees before announcing that Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer.
Instead, he skipped straight to opening the envelope.Pacino, who is a nine-time Oscar nominee and a recipient himself, walked out onstage accompanied by the theme to The Godfather before saying: “10 wonderful films were nominated, but only one will take the award for Best Picture.
And I have to go to the envelope for that, and I will.”The Hollywood star then cryptically announced: “And my eyes see Oppenheimer”, met with a moment of quiet and some hesitant applause.
Despite it being the favourite to win, it was only when Pacino began to list the names of the crew and the film’s dramatic score by Ludwig Göransson filled the theatre, that the proper applause erupted.The slip-up drew criticism for failing to recognise the films that had been nominated.
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