Al Pacino’s presentation for best picture at the Oscars left some viewers confused

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Al Pacino presents the award for best picture during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10.



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There was no confusion in the envelope in the Oscar on Sundaybut there was some confusion in the audience when Al Pacino announced “Oppenheimer” It had won best film.

The “Godfather” star revealed the night’s top prize winner, saying: “Ten wonderful films were nominated, but only one will take home the award for best film. I have to go to the envelope for that and I will. Here it comes. And my eyes see ‘Oppenheimer’. Yes Yes.”

Pacino’s quick, casual announcement seemed to cause some in the Dolby Theater to pause before the audience began applauding and the orchestra began playing as the cast and crew of “Oppenheimer” made their way to the stage.

A source close to the production told CNN on Monday that, as part of a “predetermined creative decision,” Pacino was “never supposed to announce the nominees” before revealing the winner.

Instead, in an effort to prevent the spectacle from running late into the night, clips of several of the best picture nominees were aired throughout the Oscars telecast. (The show ended early.) Pacino was instructed to go pretty fast onstage, according to this production source, but the way he delivered the line was just Pacino’s own spin.

“The way he announced it at the end was that Al Pacino was Pacino,” the individual said.

Moments before Pacino took the stage, the Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel had made a joke about needing to tear up the envelope that had Emma Stone’s name for best actress for “Poor Things,” a reference to the best mixed image 2017, when “La La Land” was accidentally named the winner before being Announced that “Moonlight” had really won.

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Best image: “Oppenheimer”

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Best actress: Emma Stone, “Poor People”

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Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”

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Best director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”

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Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Remains”

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Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”

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Best Adapted Screenplay: “American Fiction”

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Best Original Screenplay: “Anatomy of a fall”

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Best International Feature Film: “The Zone of Interest”

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Best Costume Design: “Poor things”

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Best Production Design: “Poor things”

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Best photography: “Oppenheimer”

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Best original score: “Oppenheimer”

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Best Original Song: “What was I made for?” played by Billie Eilish for the movie “Barbie”

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Best animated film: “The Boy and the Heron”

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Best animated short film: “The war is over! Inspired by the music of John and Yoko”

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Best Live Action Short Film: “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”

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Best Documentary Feature Film: “20 days in Mariupol”

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Best Documentary Short Film: “The last repair shop”

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Best edition: “Oppenheimer”

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Best makeup and hair: “Poor things”

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Best sound: “The Zone of Interest”

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Best visual effects: “Godzilla minus one”

According to Bill Kramer, the Academy’s chief executive, Pacino’s performance was not a repeat of the drama of previous Oscars.

“Everything went very well,” Kramer said. New York Times. “She was just having fun up there.”

CNN has reached out to Pacino’s representatives for comment.

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