by Jenna GuillaumeBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Contributor One of the best things about awards season is the live ceremonies and the thrill that anything could happen in real time (is this what people who like sports get to experience every week?!). Sometimes, things really don't go according to plan. Here are some of the biggest awards show controversies that happened right before our very eyes... 1. Perhaps the most famous awards show mistake in the modern era was when La La Land was announced as Best Picture winner at the 2017 Academy Awards - when Moonlight was actually the winner.