'Moonlight,' Not 'La La Land,' Wins Oscar for Best Picture in Embarrassing Mixup (Video)

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Moonlight, Not La La Land, Wins Oscar for Best Picture in Embarrassing Mixup 
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced La La Land won the big award of the night, but during acceptance speeches, the screen legend claimed he had been given the wrong envelope. 
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          Feb 27, 2017
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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