The Oscars

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Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana

This was a ratings ploy by the Academy.

They had the freaking canned sound clip all ready for LaLa Land for crying out loud.

They don't play that after Beatty reads the card unless they're prepared for it.

That's not how the Academy operates. No one knows who's going to win. Don't you think there would be a huge risk for leaks if the entire sound crew knew the winners in advance? Hell, the entire NCAA bracket leaked early last year, and it's why they are always super careful (shame they weren't as careful with the envelopes). They have the cues to all nominees ready to go at all times.