Jordan Horowitz, the producer of La La Land, saved the Oscars

The real hero of the Oscars is him.

Sunday (or rather Monday morning French time), while La La Land producers finish their speeches for the Oscar for the best film, the small group that amassed on the stage (composed notably of Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle ) Learns with amazement that there has been an envelope error.

Three minutes after the announcement, someone finally takes the microphone to reveal the mistake: ” No, the guys, there was a mistake.” Moonlight , you won the best movie . In the face of the disbelief and the Moonlight team (and the public), he repeats, brandishing the right envelope: ” It’s not a joke, Moonlight won the Oscar for the best film .”

So it’s neither the remettants (Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway), the presenter Jimmy Kimmel, nor a member of the prod that has restored the truth. But Jordan Horowitz, the young (36) producer of La La Land . A few moments earlier, he was jubilant at the microphone (remember that it is the producers who receive the Oscar for best film, not the directors). And the way he handled this crisis situation forced respect for the whole Hollywood.

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Without exaggeration, it can be said that Horowitz saved the Oscars. His hyper-class reaction clearly minimized the fiasco of the envelope. While Damien Chazelle decomposed, Emma Stone let go of ” oh my god ” and Ryan Gosling was poking in his corner (nervous laugh?), The producer behaved like an ordinary hero, adopting the perfect attitude where everything The world was looking for a hole to hide (like Faye Dunaway who abandoned Beatty when apologizing).

Imagine for a moment that Horowitz has cracked, even for a moment, releasing a “what the fuck” or a “this is bullshit” within mic range. It would have been human, but devastating. On the contrary, his phlegmatic attitude made it possible not to spoil the victory of Moonlight , even though the ceremony was naturally finished in black water after the awarding of the last prize of the evening.

Since the incident, Justin Horowitz has continued to amaze us by his fair play and modesty. Very discreet, he only expressed himself through a few tweets, taking care every time not to pull the cover to him. ” I’m touched, and once again, congratulations to Moonlight, it’s a really beautiful film made by even more beautiful people .”

Barry Jenkins, director of Moonlight, has not failed to welcome the class of the producer of La La Land : ” Jordan Horowitz.Wow, I slide slowly into reflection and putting into perspective. Guys “. “Thanks Barry, a lot of love for you <3", Horowitz replied.