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‘Moonlight’ director says Oscars gaffe made people think victory was undeserved

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Moonlight director Barry Jenkins says he believes the notorious Oscars gaffe in 2017 fuelled people’s ideas that the film was undeserving of its win.At the 2017 edition of the awards, La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner of Best Picture, before Moonlight was then correctly unveiled as the winner.Speaking on the Jemele Hill Is Unbothered podcast, Jenkins said that although he appreciated the extra exposure that the infamous incident and subsequent Oscars win gave his film, he believes it gave credence to ideas that the film only won the award because it was “the Black film”.“Because we were awarded Best Picture in that way, that clip was shown so many places,” Jenkins said. “I have no doubt in my mind, out of anything I ever do.

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