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Hollywood & award-show drama
Rival stars, wrong envelopes, a swan on the red carpet and the real story of the Hollywood sign.
Live television has no undo button, and Hollywood runs on rivalries, reputations and big moments. These guides cover the most talked-about awards-night surprises and studio stories, what actually happened, how each one was handled, and why we still talk about them.
Screen dramaBill Murray, Garfield and the name mix-upBill Murray has said he agreed to voice Garfield in 2004 because he thought one of the writers was Joel Coen of the Coen brothers. It was actually Joel Cohen. The writer disputes the story.
Screen dramaBjörk wore a swan to the Oscars and laid an eggAt the 2001 Academy Awards, Björk wore a dress shaped like a swan and dropped an egg on the red carpet. Mocked at the time, the dress later ended up in a major museum show.Screen dramaFamous award-show and live-TV moments comparedA side-by-side table of the most talked-about live-TV slip-ups and surprises, what went wrong, and how each one was fixed or handled.
Screen dramaHalle Berry brought her Oscar to accept a RazzieIn 2005 Halle Berry became one of the few stars to collect a Golden Raspberry for Worst Actress in person, and she brought her Oscar along.
Screen dramaJoan Crawford, Bette Davis and the Oscar Crawford collectedIn 1963 Bette Davis was nominated for Best Actress and her co-star and rival Joan Crawford was not. Crawford still ended up on stage holding the Oscar, on behalf of the winner.
Screen dramaSteve Harvey crowned the wrong Miss Universe on live TVAt Miss Universe 2015, host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner. Minutes later he returned to correct it, live, in front of a worldwide audience.
Screen dramaThe 2017 Oscars envelope mix-upAt the 2017 Academy Awards, La La Land was announced as Best Picture by mistake. The real winner was Moonlight, and the error was corrected on stage within minutes.
Screen dramaThe Hollywood sign was built to sell housesThe world's most famous sign started in 1923 as a temporary billboard reading HOLLYWOODLAND for a real estate development. Here is how it became a landmark.