February 26, 2017 - The 2010s

Oscars 2017: Moonlight wins best picture after announcement mix-up –
Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars – but only after an error saw La La Land initially declared the winner. The La La Land producers were in the middle of their acceptance speeches when the mistake was discovered. PriceWaterhouseCooper, the accountancy firm responsible for counting the ballots, apologised for the mix-up. La La Land still ended up the biggest winner of the night, taking home six Oscars including a best actress award for Emma Stone. [BBC]
Emma Stone (By Disney / ABC Television Group (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons)

List of the Day –

89th Academy Award Winners (Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ())

Best Picture Moonlight – Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner Arrival – Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder, and David Linde Fences – Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, and Todd Black Hacksaw Ridge – Bill Mechanic and David Permut Hell or High Water – Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn Hidden Figures – Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, and Theodore Melfi La La Land – Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, and Marc Platt Lion – Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, and Angie Fielder Manchester by the Sea – Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, and Kevin J. Walsh	Best Director Damien Chazelle – La La Land Denis Villeneuve – Arrival Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Best Actor *Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea* as Lee Chandler** Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge as Desmond T. Doss Ryan Gosling – La La Land as Sebastian Wilder Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic as Ben Cash Denzel Washington – Fences as Troy Maxson	Best Actress *Emma Stone – La La Land* as Mia Dolan** Isabelle Huppert – Elle as Michèle Leblanc Ruth Negga – Loving as Mildred Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie as Jackie Kennedy Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins as Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actor *Mahershala Ali – Moonlight* as Juan** Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea as Patrick Chandler Dev Patel – Lion as Saroo Brierley Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals as Detective Bobby Andes	Best Supporting Actress *Viola Davis – Fences* as Rose Maxson** Naomie Harris – Moonlight as Paula Nicole Kidman – Lion as Sue Brierley Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures as Dorothy Vaughan Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea as Randi Chandler
Best Original Screenplay Manchester by the Sea – Written by Kenneth Lonergan 20th Century Women – Written by Mike Mills Hell or High Water – Written by Taylor Sheridan La La Land – Written by Damien Chazelle The Lobster – Written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou	Best Adapted Screenplay Moonlight – Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by Tarell Alvin McCraney Arrival – Eric Heisserer based on the story “Story of Your Life” written by Ted Chiang Fences – August Wilson (posthumous nomination) based on his play Hidden Figures – Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly Lion – Luke Davies adapted from the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley
Best Animated Feature Film Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Clark Spencer Kubo and the Two Strings – Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner Moana – John Musker, Ron Clements, and Osnat Shurer My Life as a Zucchini – Claude Barras and Max Karli The Red Turtle – Michaël Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki	Best Foreign Language Film The Salesman (Iran) in Persian – Directed by Asghar Farhadi Land of Mine (Denmark) in Danish – Directed by Martin Zandvliet A Man Called Ove (Sweden) in Swedish – Directed by Hannes Holm Tanna (Australia) in Nauvhal – Directed by Martin Butler and Bentley Dean Toni Erdmann (Germany) in German – Directed by Maren Ade
Best Documentary – Feature O.J.: Made in America – Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow Fire at Sea – Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo I Am Not Your Negro – Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety, and Hébert Peck Life, Animated – Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman 13th – Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, and Howard Barish	Best Documentary – Short Subject The White Helmets – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara Extremis – Dan Krauss 4.1 Miles – Daphne Matziaraki Joe’s Violin – Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen Watani: My Homeland – Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis
Best Live Action Short Film Sing – Kristóf Deák and Anna Udvardy Ennemis intérieurs – Sélim Azzazi La femme et le TGV – Timo von Gunten and Giacun Caduff Silent Nights – Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson Timecode – Juanjo Giménez	Best Animated Short Film Piper – Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer Blind Vaysha – Theodore Ushev Borrowed Time – Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj Pear Cider and Cigarettes – Robert Valley and Cara Speller Pearl – Patrick Osborne
Best Original Score La La Land by Justin Hurwitz Jackie by Mica Levi Lion by Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka Moonlight by Nicholas Britell Passengers by Thomas Newman	Best Original Song *“City of Stars” from La La Land* – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul** “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from La La Land – Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” from Trolls – Music and Lyrics by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, and Karl Johan Schuster “The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story – Music and Lyrics by J. Ralph and Sting “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana – Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Sound Editing Arrival – Sylvain Bellemare Deepwater Horizon – Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli Hacksaw Ridge – Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright La La Land – Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan Sully – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman	Best Sound Mixing Hacksaw Ridge – Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie, and Peter Grace Arrival – Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye La La Land – Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee, and Steve A. Morrow Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio, and Stuart Wilson 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – ~~Greg P. Russell,~~^{[m 1]} Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, and Mac Ruth
Best Production Design La La Land – Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco Arrival – Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Paul Hotte Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock Hail, Caesar! – Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh Passengers – Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena	Best Cinematography La La Land – Linus Sandgren Arrival – Bradford Young Lion – Greig Fraser Moonlight – James Laxton Silence – Rodrigo Prieto
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Suicide Squad – Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson A Man Called Ove – Eva von Bahr and Love Larson Star Trek Beyond – Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo	Best Costume Design Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Colleen Atwood Allied – Joanna Johnston Florence Foster Jenkins – Consolata Boyle Jackie – Madeline Fontaine La La Land – Mary Zophres
Best Film Editing Hacksaw Ridge – John Gilbert Arrival – Joe Walker Hell or High Water – Jake Roberts La La Land – Tom Cross Moonlight – Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon	Best Visual Effects The Jungle Book – Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Dan Lemmon Deepwater Horizon – Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington, and Burt Dalton Doctor Strange – Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli, and Paul Corbould Kubo and the Two Strings – Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean, and Brad Schiff Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel, and Neil Corbould

Other News Stories –

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- The Syrian Army recaptures the strategic town of Tadef from ISIL, south of al-Bab, securing key transportation routes in eastern Aleppo Governorate. (Xinhuanet)
A Sabal Trail Transmission Pipeline protester who was seen firing a high powered rifle at the pipeline construction site in Florida was chased by police until his car crashed. The suspect was shot and killed by a deputy after he tried to engage police in a gunfight (CBS News)

Arts and culture

89th Academy Awards
- The 89th Academy Awards are held in Los Angeles, California. (ABC)
- Moonlight wins Best Picture, moments after La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner. It also won Best Adapted Screenplay. (ABC News Australia), (ABC)
- Mahershala Ali wins the Best Supporting Actor for his role in Moonlight. He is the first Muslim American to win the award. (The Guardian)
- La La Land ‘s director Damien Chazelle wins the Oscar for Best Director and Emma Stone wins the Best Actress. (The Guardian)
- Casey Affleck wins the Best Actor for his role in Manchester by the Sea, which also won Best Original Screenplay. (ABC)
- Viola Davis wins the Best Supporting Actress for her role in Fences. (ABC)
- The Salesman directed by Asghar Farhadi won Best Foreign Language Film. Farhadi and other film crew did not attend the ceremony in protest of Donald Trump‘s visa ban. First Iranian in space Anousheh Ansari and scienist Firouz Naderi attended in place of Farhadi. (The Guardian)
- O.J.: Made in America wins the Best Documentary Feature. (ABC)
- The Netflix “documentary” The White Helmets, a film about the Syrian Civil War, wins the Best Documentary Short.The cinematographer Khaled Khatib who is himself a member of the rebel-aligned group couldn’t attend the ceremony because officials from the Department of Homeland Security discovered “derogatory information” about him.(Vox)
- Zootopia wins the Best Animated Feature. (ABC)

Disasters and accidents

Millions of residents in the Chilean capital Santiago are left without access to running water after the Maipo River is contaminated by flooding and landslides. At least four people have died in the floods. (BBC)
16 people dead in northern India after a truck carrying villagers to church overturned on a mountain road. (DW)

Politics and elections

Tens of thousands of people march through Moscow, Russia, to commemorate the two-year anniversary of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s assassination. (The Guardian) (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Political appointments of Donald Trump
- Philip Bilden, nominee for Secretary of the Navy, withdraws his name from consideration. Mr. Bilden says his business interests created complications. (CNN)

Sport

2017 EFL Cup Final
- Manchester United beat Southampton 3–2 at Wembley Stadium to win the 2016–17 EFL Cup. (BBC)
2017 Daytona 500
- Kurt Busch wins his first Daytona 500, in the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event to contain stages within the race. (Orlando Sentinel)

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