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Someone had to take the fall for the Moonlight/La La Land debacle at the Oscars, and obviously it has been the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, whose accountant Brian Cullinan handed off a duplicate copy of the already-announced Best Actress envelope to presenter Faye Dunaway instead of the one for Best Picture. Cullinan, apparently, spent much of the night tweeting backstage despite being asked not to, and posted a picture of Emma Stone three minutes before inadvertently sabotaging Moonlight's big win. But this story's aftermath is getting predictably sadder. TMZ reported today that Cullinan, his coworker Martha Ruiz, and their families are currently being watched by bodyguards. TMZ's photographic evidence follows an NBC report yesterday that PricewaterhouseCoopers would be employing security for the accountants. Both Cullinan and Ruiz have reportedly received online death threats, and personal information about them has been shared online, including pictures of their homes. The accountants have been banned from all future awards shows, but were not fired from their jobs at PwC. https://www.youtube.com/embed/rvK-g1rehpU

oscars 2017

Report: Families of Oscars Accountants Now Being Protected By Bodyguards

Accountants Responsible for Oscar Screw-Up Banned From Future Awards Shows

Oscars 2017: Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins Reveals the Best Picture Speech He Would’ve Given

Report: PWC Accountant Who Fucked Up the Oscars After Tweeting Was Asked Not to Tweet During Ceremony

The Oscars Fuck Up Saved Us From One More Joke About Jimmy Kimmel’s Fake Matt Damon Feud

State Department Tweets, Then Deletes Congratulations to Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi After Oscars Win

PWC Accountant Tweeted Backstage Photo of Emma Stone Three Minutes Before Fucking Up the Oscars

The Oscars Accidentally Killed Someone, Too

Oscars 2017: Who Was Responsible for the Best Picture Fiasco?

Oscars 2017: La La Land Mistakenly Announced as Best Picture Instead of Moonlight

Oscars 2017: Lin-Manuel Miranda Misses EGOT As La La Land Sweeps Music Awards

Oscars 2017: Watch John Legend Perform “Audition” and “City of the Stars” from La La Land

Watch Viola Davis’ Moving Oscars Speech: “Exhume Those Bodies, Exhume Those Stories”

Oscars 2017: Watch Sting Perform “The Empty Chair” from Jim: The James Foley Story

Oscars 2017: Watch Auli’i Cravalho and Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform “How Far I’ll Go”

Oscars 2017: Watch Justin Timberlake Perform “Can’t Stop The Feeling” and “Lovely Day”

Watching I Am Not Your Negro in Harlem

Why Oscar Voters Fell For La La Land’s Astroturfed Underdog Narrative

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