Chapter 1
The historic acting triumphs
Chapter 2
Ceremony slip-ups and surprises
Chapter 3
Breaking boundaries in Best Picture
Chapter 4
The visionary directors and technical milestones
YOUR GOAL
Master of Oscar winners of the 2010s
Ch 2 · Ceremony slip-ups and surprises
schopenhauer Oscars Best Picture Mix-up
Wrong envelope, not so fast, Moonlight wins!
schopenhauer Following a hosting controversy, the 2019 Academy Awards went entirely hostless for the first time in thirty years.
schopenhauer Host Ellen DeGeneres gathered a group of Hollywood A-listers for a selfie that temporarily crashed Twitter in 2014.
BETA
schopenhauer Swipe the golden envelopes to discover which 2010s actors and films won Oscar gold.
Fun Fact
Oscar envelopes: The winning envelopes are handmade by a specialty company using heavy, high-quality paper and sealed with red wax.
Glossary
envelope (noun)
A flat paper container, usually with a gummed flap, used to enclose a letter or document. In 2017, presenters received the wrong envelope, mistakenly announcing La La Land as the Best Picture winner.
A flat paper container, usually with a gummed flap, used to enclose a letter or document. In 2017, presenters received the wrong envelope, mistakenly announcing La La Land as the Best Picture winner.
Quiz
What food did host Ellen DeGeneres have delivered to the front-row celebrities during the 2014 ceremony?
Quiz
Which movie was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner at the 2017 Oscars before the error was corrected?
Quiz
Which social media platform temporarily crashed in 2014 due to Ellen DeGeneres's star-studded group selfie?
Quiz
Who co-hosted the 2011 Oscars in a widely criticized, famously awkward performance alongside Anne Hathaway?
Quiz
Which legendary musical group opened the 2019 hostless Oscars with a medley of their greatest hits?
Quiz
What color were the newly redesigned winner envelopes introduced in 2018 to prevent mix-ups?
Quiz
Which accounting firm is responsible for tabulating Oscar votes and handing out the correct envelopes backstage?