The Oscars' Best Picture Mixup: Winners & Losers

Yes, the Oscar underdog's big moment was tainted by controversy, but we're guessing the ensuing media frenzy will draw millions more eyeballs to the low-budget film (on, say, iTunes) than a "traditional" Best Picture victory ever could.

His clumsy explanation that he was handed the wrong envelope hardly absolved him of wrongdoing (um... why not ask for the correct one?!). As a result, he has become the unwitting poster child for the whole sordid mess. Meanwhile...

... Beaty's partner in crime — and the person who actually declared La La Land the winner — quickly slinked off into the scandal's shadows. As a result, she appears to have walked away from the dumpster fire with nary a burn.

The phrase, "You had one job," has never been more apt.

While everyone else on stage was figuring out what to do (or just hoping the whole thing would blow over), the La La Land producer bravely cut through the B.S. by stepping to the microphone and announcing to the audience, with authority, that "Moonlight has won Best Picture."

Video evidence strongly suggests that the La La Land producer launched into his acceptance speech after learning that his movie didn't, in fact, win.

Marvel, if you will, at the look of shock and awe on the A-list packed audience, and then say a quiet thank you to Seib for giving us this beautiful gift.

Adding insult to mounting injury, the host attempted to brush off the embarrassing error, even telling the team from La La Land, "I think you guys should keep it anyway."

His 2015 Miss Universe gaffe has been dislodged from No. 1 on the list of all-time most embarrassing envelope mix-ups.

Talk about cruel irony: A movie about the magic of Hollywood saw its own Tinseltown dreams end in tragedy.