What Happened to 'Birth of a Nation' and 4 Other Questions from the 2017 Oscars

Casey Affleck wins Best Actor: "One of the first people who taught me how to act was Denzel Washington... thank you." #Oscars pic.twitter.com/FzBCwe5dbY — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2017 Casey Affleck Is an Oscar Winner, While "The Birth of a Nation" Was Completely Shut Out Despite 2010 sexual harassment allegations bubbling up ahead of awards season, "Manchester by the Sea" actor Casey Affleck was nominated for and won the Best Actor Oscar Sunday, Feb. 26. Nate Parker's "The Birth of a Nation" was shut out of the Oscar race due to his resurfaced 1999 rape case and viewers of the 89th annual ceremony took notice on Twitter. https://twitter.com/trillac_/status/836077807503609856 https://twitter.com/DrJCBenjamin/status/836234140143886336 https://twitter.com/jujoffer/status/836076717202620417 Denzel Washington, seen here next to his wife Pauletta Washington, held a stern look on his face once Casey Affleck beat him for Best Actor. (ABC screenshot) Was Denzel Washington Robbed of Best Actor Oscar? Denzel Washington was a frontrunner to win Best Actor for his role in the big-screen adaptation of "Fences." Although his co-star Viola Davis took home the Best Supporting Actress trophy, Washington didn't. Instead, the award went to Casey Affleck for "Manchester By The Sea" and many viewers felt the actor was snubbed, including celebrities like Russell Simmons and Spike Lee. https://twitter.com/UncleRUSH/status/836077225501831168 https://www.instagram.com/p/BRAJl8Ij33l/?taken-byofficialspikelee&hlen https://twitter.com/MrMichaelLee/status/836078938065678336 The full video of the #Oscars massacre. I felt bad for everyone. #MoonlightGate pic.twitter.com/IkKtleq1Oc — Fassi Not Fihri (@FassiNotFihri) February 27, 2017 The Best Picture Mix-up That Led to #MoonlightGate Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway presented the Oscar for Best Picture to "La La Land" and as cast and crew of the musical gave their acceptance speeches, word arrived that "Moonlight" was the true winner of the category. The accounting firm responsible for counting votes and handling envelopes, PricewaterhouseCoopers, issued a statement clearing up the matter Monday, Feb. 27. "The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected," the statement said. "We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred." At home, many viewers were left confused. https://twitter.com/msmarypryor/status/836081656230473729 https://twitter.com/KwamWrites/status/836081475850219520 https://twitter.com/RyanPMcBride/status/836087088823009280 Oh no look who's back at the #Oscars : Hidden Fences pic.twitter.com/zF1P8yAXoS — Mike Kalenderian (@ItsMikeKay) February 27, 2017 #HiddenFences Rears Its Ugly Head...Again After initially popping up during the Golden Globes in last month, there was another case of someone calling "Hidden Figures," the film about Black female NASA mathematicians, "Hidden Fences." People magazine's editorial editor Jess Cagle made the error during a red carpet pre-show and even though he quickly corrected himself, Twitter didn't let him off gently, including writer Roxane Gay. https://twitter.com/rgay/status/836004987734016000 https://twitter.com/Audacious10/status/836004903466184704 https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/836007676492427264 Mahershala Ali's heartfelt acceptance speech after his #Moonlight win, making him the first Muslim actor to win an #Oscar! pic.twitter.com/yv9JeVMtH3 — Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) February 27, 2017 Jimmy Kimmel Chides Names of Nonwhite People After Mahershala Ali made history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, show host Jimmy Kimmel congratulated him on his award and the arrival of his new baby girl, asking what he named her. "You can’t name her Amy," Kimmel said, to which Ali responded with a smirk. Later in the ceremony, Kimmel instructed the crowd to say "Mahershala" as tour bus guests were walking into Hollywood's Dolby Theatre. Kimmel asked for the name of an Asian tourist, who said it was Yulerie. The name confused the late-night host, but when her husband said his name was Patrick, Kimmel said, "Patrick, now that's a name." https://twitter.com/KathleenNB/status/836053193977126912 https://twitter.com/MuseWendi/status/836116725934534657 https://twitter.com/Zutta_V/status/836053929024753664

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