The Gaffe of Gaffes..Or Is It?? - Part 2

As soon as the reports and tweets started to surface all over the Netweb and Idiot Box that there had been a 'vishwaroopam' goof up - the  likes and scales of which has never been seen before - by wrongly announcing the Best Picture Award, my thoughts travelled at RoadRunner's pace to the scene in FRIENDS where Ross utters Rachel's name at Emily's Wedding Altar!

The gargantuan stuff up was taken in good spirit by the La La Land's team. However, possibilities are like petrol/diesel. They make the world to drive in infinite directions - Not the 16 geographic ones.!

The 2 PwC partners memorize the 24 winners during their laborious hand-counted votes before the D-day. So, IF Ruiz and Cullinan were the only two people in the entire world to know the winners of the Oscars before the actual event happened, how easy or difficult for any influential director or accomplished artiste to use their coercive or reward or referent powers to sway the Academy Awards in their favor by browbeating or cajoling or coaxing the Accountants prior to the ceremony since there is no evidence of any paper trails or systems to cross-verify the winners as selected by the 7000 Oscar members??

Many will say it is the up to the integrity of the 2 partners to morally and ethically uphold the real talents to be the true winners. Even I am of the same opinion but I found it extremely hard to believe that a person as Cullinan having 30 years experience under his belt to spectacularly screw up the one job he had in his hand despite being cautioned that they shouldn't use their mobile phones in the backstage.

Had anyone been in PwC's position, they would have fired the 2 partners on the spot for bringing their prestigious firm to such reputational infirmity and shame. But, Ruiz and Cullinan were not given the pink slips. So, was it a part of a grand stage up between the Oscars and PwC to obliterate them officially from the Red Carpet and have 2 dummy newbies to manage a cumbersome process next year under their supervision behind the scenes?? Only they know the truth.

However, what is more of a probable certainty is that this year's Oscars wanted to show to the world that they welcome diversity with open arms with not only just nominations but also handed over the Academy Awards in multiple categories like Best Picture unlike the previous 2 editions where the minorities were not even nominated in the first place. Ah! Such Sudden Love!!

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La La Land epitomized the heartwarming story of how 2 aspiring wannabes with pure and true passion and talent in their respective professions break down the strong walls of poverty and misery to lead a successful life with sheer dedication and hard work. It's an inspiring and stirring movie that hits your heart at the right places to follow your heart to enjoy the meaning of work and come triumphs in it as well. A musical rags-to-riches story well-told by the 'Whiplash' director. Not to take anything away from Moonlight, IMHO, La La Land was more about positivity and optimism that results in joy and happiness to a person by motivating us to have the world at our feet when we rightly put our minds and hearts to it.

It was really a pleasant shock that Moonlight won the coveted Best Picture Award. The same applies for Best Supporting Actor as well. Mahershala Ali was good in the Moonlight but was he the best when compared to Jeff Bridges or even Dev patel?

Did the Oscars try to present themselves a self-image to save their faces by saying that they care for the minorities by attacking their own President in their backyard through the gestures of doling out the awards or they gave away the awards because the awardees really deserved it? Again, only the Oscars would know the truth for this as well.

Despite having a positive review, this year's Oscars was more like O! Scars! for the way things turned out especially with the surprises dished out in the Awards category and the massive what-the-hell-just-happened moment in the Oscars history.

Speaking of Trump, I do not know the electoral promises of Hillary Clinton but what made this election so explosive was that of Trump's candidature to run for the President and his big dream to build the Mexican wall.

                                                           
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