Immediately after the Oscar telecast’s shock ending, Sir Elton John got on the microphone at his annual Oscar viewing party and fundraiser to address a stunned crowd.
“We wanted Warren Beatty to do the auction,” Elton deadpanned.
Before he could begin the fundraising portion of the evening that led to a $7 million haul for the 25th annual event, he addressed the “La La Land” mistake.
“As much I wanted ‘Moonlight’ to win, we have to feel bad for ‘La La Land’,” he continued. “So tough to give it back.”
He then directed the crowd to a key figure in another nationally-televised shock ending to the only television event of the year bigger than the Oscars: Super Bowl LI.