She was standing there with the envelope in her hand, very low-key, Natoli said of Ruiz.
Brian was very low-key too.
Can you have Martha check her envelope?'
Upon the urging of fellow stage managers, Ruiz opened her spare envelope, which saidMoonlight.
Natoli immediately instructed his staff to get the accountants out there but of them both hesitated.
And Martha wouldnt go.
We had to push them on stage, which was just shocking to me.
Its unclear for now whether PwC will continue its 83-year-relationship with the academy.
When Cullinan finally went on stage, he apparently had the attitude that Dunaway simply read the card incorrectly.
So I went looking for the envelope, Natoli told The Wrap.
By that time,La La Landproducers were already in the middle of their acceptance speeches.
I still do not understand the delay, Natoli said.
Brian should have run out there on his own.
Martha should have run out there …
I didnt get on the headset and say, Hey, producers, this is whats happening.
What do we do?
Im proud of the way that we handled it, given the lack of response from PwC.
Natoli also said that Cullinan should not have been taking pictures backstage and not paying attention.
You need somebody whos going to be confident and unafraid.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also released a statement to apologize for the mistake.
We apologize to the entire cast and crew ofLa La LandandMoonlightwhose experience was profoundly altered by this error.
We salute the tremendous grace they displayed under the circumstances.
PwC has taken full responsibility for the breaches of established protocols that took place during the ceremony.
We have spent last night and today investigating the circumstances and will determine what actions are appropriate going forward.
