From The Oscars to The Oscars: Your Weekly Briefing

While a lot transpired this week in the news, the funniest news came out of the Oscars.  While most viewers were shocked by the conclusion of the award show, there were plenty of lesser known screw-ups that most people didn't hear about.  Find out who lost best picture, who had clarify they aren't dead, and who exactly is Gary from the Oscars...?

The Oscars: And the Oscar for Best Picture goes too...
On Sunday night, the 89th Oscars took placed in the Dolby Theatre, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, honoring the best pictures from 2016.  Millions of people across the world tuned in to see who would win leading actor, leading actress, and best picture.  Unfortunately, when it was time to announce Best Picture, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were handed the card for "Actress in a Leading Role," which had already been awarded to Emma Stone.  When the time came to announce the winner, Warren looked at the card in confusion and handed it to Faye, who panicked and read out La La Land.  Things got worse when this mistake wasn't addressed until the middle of La La Land's acceptance speech, forcing Oscar officials to announce that the true winner was Moonlight.  This drew loud gasps and screams from Hollywood elites who couldn't believe what had just transpired to the cast of La La Land.

Photo Drawn From: LA Times

Emotions were all over the place considering the cast of La La Land was forced to hand over their Oscar to the cast of Moonlight, presenter Warren Beatty was handed the wrong envelope, and host Jimmy Kimmel was that close to successfully hosting the Oscars.  And then there was this.

Photo Drawn From: Twitter

In Memoriam: Or not...
During the middle of the show, singer and song writer Sara Bareilles came out and performed a beautiful ballad in memoriam of those in Hollywood that lost their lives this past year.  The picture and video montage was a tribute to the most beloved actors, actresses, directors, producers, and many more including Carrie Fisher, Bill Paxton, and George Michael.  Unfortunately, it turns out there was a mishap on one of the obituary slides.  In one of the slides, the academy was honoring Costume Designer Janet Patterson but accidentally put a picture of the alive and well Australian film producer Jan Chapman.

Photo Drawn From: New York Times

This drew stark criticism on social media from several individuals trying to point out the mistake and clarify that Jan Chapman is not dead.  You know it's a bad mistake when even President Donald Trump's son is tweeting about it.

Photo Drawn From: Twitter

Hollywood Tourists Treated to a Surprise: Hollywood elites treated to an even bigger surprise...
First there was Alex from Target and now there is Gary from the Oscars.  Nearing the end of the Oscars, host Jimmy Kimmel announced that they were surprising a group of tourists by bringing them into the Dolby Theatre during the show.  Out of the group, "Gary from Chicago" stole the show with his adorable reactions and constant photo taking.  At one point, he even asked Mahershala Ali to take a picture of himself with Mahershala's Oscar statue, and was "married" to his fiancé by Denzel Washington.

Photo Drawn From: Daily Mail

Little did anyone know, Gary from Chicago, also known as Gary Alan Coe, was released from jail just three days ago, after serving 20 years in prison for multiple offenses including attempted rape.  Well...at least the Oscars tried to put on a good show...