The Academy Won’t Work With The Two Accountants Responsible For The Best Picture Flub Again
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Theaccounting professionals in charge of handing the winning envelopes to speakers at the Oscars– PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Brian Cullinan as well as Martha Ruiz– will certainly not be welcomed back, an Academy representative verified to BuzzFeedNews The choice has actually not influenced Cullinan’s as well as Ruiz’s work at PwC.
Cullinanas well as Ruiz were propelled right into the limelight adhering to Sunday’s shocking Best Picture flub, where speakers Warren Beatty as well as Faye Dunaway were handed the incorrect envelope as well as therefore, Dunaway introduced LaLa Landas the victor, rather than Moonlight The mistake taken place when Cullinan drew the envelope from a similar back-up pile of envelopes as well as wrongly handed them the Best Actress card, which checked out “EmmaStone, LaLa Land“
“Weare deeply sorry for the dissatisfaction endured by the actors as well as staff of LaLa Landas well as Moonlight,” PwC claimed in a declaration Monday early morning. “Wegenuinely ask forgiveness to Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, as well as the Academy, none of which was at mistake for last evening’s mistakes. We desire to prolong our inmost gratefulness per of them for the graciousness they presented throughout such a tough minute. For the past 83 years, the Academy has actually left PwC with the honesty of the honors procedure throughout the event, as well as last evening we stopped working the Academy.”
Ina statement launched Tuesday, the Academy claimed: “Wehave actually invested last evening as well as today checking out the conditions, as well as will certainly establish just what activities are proper moving forward.” Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs informed the Associated Press that the Academy’s connection with PwC “remains under review.“
UPDATE
BuzzFeed News has actually connected to PwC as well as the Academy for details on Ruiz’s responsibility in the Best Picture flub.
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