The 2017 Oscars ended on one of the most awkward notes in history when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were given (and read aloud) the wrong envelope for Best Picture winner. Every since the big La La Land / Moonlight snafu, the Internet has been going crazy over “#Envelopegate” – and now a major geek icon is getting his jabs in, too.
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Check out Marvel Comics creator Stan “The Man” Lee throwing shade on The Academy Awards via twitter:
#envelopegate #Oscars #NoPrize pic.twitter.com/WdaGYfM1Uz
— stan lee (@TheRealStanLee) February 27, 2017
If you don’t get the reference, a “Marvel No-Prize” was a fake award that Marvel Comics used to give out to readers. It was mainly a cheeky way to respond to passionate fans who pointed out foibles in the comics like continuity errors – or to those who wrote in with insightful responses to surveys, etc. In the time since, it’s also evolved into a digital prize awarded to “meritorious service to Marveldom.”
This wasn’t the only memorable snafu from the 2017 Oscars. The In Memoriam video that pays tribute to all of the fallen movie industry workers actually showed the picture of a living person! Learn more here.
What was your reaction after seeing the Best Picture mistake?
More Oscars Wrap:
- Nicole Kidman Is Getting Roasted On Social Media For Not Knowing How To Clap
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- Mean Tweets: Oscars Edition Released
- Moonlight Wins Best Picture After Massive Oscars Blunder
Stan Lee‘s Marvel Comics Universe has exploded into the game-changing Marvel Cinematic Universe, whose biggest film yet, Avengers; Infinity War, is now in production! Learn more about that film (and rate your anticipation for it) in our Rankings Database below!
