Oscars 2017: As it happened

Summary

Moonlight wins best picture, La La Land mistakenly announced as the winner first
Emma Stone and Casey Affleck win best acting awards
Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali win best supporting awards
British stars go home empty-handed

Live Reporting

Steven McIntosh and Genevieve Hassan

And we're off!published at 01:30 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017
The ceremony has started, and Justin Timberlake is kicking off proceedings with a performance of his Oscar-nominated song Can't Stop The Feeling.
He even found time to fist-pump Javier Bardem and high-five Denzel Washington as he walked through the audience
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We're seconds away from the ceremony, and the stars are taking their seats.
GET A MOVE ON DEV THE LIGHTS ARE ABOUT TO GO DOWN
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'People will speak from their hearts'published at 01:29 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017
Speaking on the Oscars red carpet Moonlight director Barry Jenkins says he believes the ceremony will get political
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Moonlight director Barry Jenkins predicts political moments at this years' Oscars
'People will speak from their hearts'
Speaking on the Oscars red carpet Moonlight director Barry Jenkins says he believes the ceremony will get political
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The last stars have arrived on the red carpet, including Hidden Figures star Octavia Spencer and best actor nominee Denzel Washington:
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Octavia Spencer
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Denzel and Pauletta Washington
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Mahershala Ali
Who's that guy?published at 01:27 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017
We tweeted this pic of Dev Patel and his mum on the red carpet - and a lot of you have spotted the chap in the background who looks like he's smelled something bad.
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Harry Styles: Best supporting actor 2018?published at 01:25 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017
We know, that sentence seems almost inconceivable right now - but LA journalist Sandro Monetti believes the early Oscars favourite for next year is Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, in which the One Direction star makes his film debut.
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Sandro Monetti believes the early 2018 Oscars favourite is Dunkirk.
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La La Land star Ryan Gosling is nominated for best actor tonight, and he's just been speaking to ABC News about the success of the film:
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It's been such a surprise. I love the film and we loved it when we made it but we had no idea that it would have this kind of reception. It's been a nice surprise.
He was also asked whether he's kept up playing the piano since filming wrapped:
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I am but I can only play the pieces from the film, so it's getting a little annoying - I think my neighbours are moving house!...
This is your 10-minute warning!published at 01:20
The ceremony gets under way at 01:30 GMT
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The last time we saw this many Oscar contenders gathered together was... well, earlier this month.
Nearly every nominee was present for this year's traditional "class photo".
There were some slightly strange things we spotted in the photo, however.
Read more: Seven things we spotted in the Oscars class photo
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Here are some more of the amazing outfits on display on the red carpet tonight:
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Halle Berry
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Tajari P Henson
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Nicole Kidman with husband Keith Urban
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Justin Timberlake with wife Jessica Biel
Not seen all the nominated films?published at 01:13 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017
If you've not had a chance to see all the films up for best picture yet, don't worry about feeling left out in any office conversations later - here's our guide to make them think you have.
Bluff your way through this year's Oscars
Not seen the films up for the best picture Oscar? Let this guide bring you up to speed.
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Viola Davis, who is the favourite to take home best supporting actress tonight, has been speaking about why she thinks her character in Fences has resonated with so many moviegoers.
She told ABC:
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She's strong, it's one of those roles where you think the woman is going to be in the background and then she totally surprises you, I don't think there's any woman that can't relate to Rose.
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Can we take a moment to just stop and note this awesome Dawson's Creek reunion on the red carpet with Michelle Williams and Busy Philipps.
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The people who know who's won every awardpublished at 01:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017
We're just over half an hour away from the ceremony kicking off, but there are two people who already know every winner.
We met Martha Ruiz and Brian Cullinan, who count all the votes and are sworn to secrecy.
The woman who knows who's won the Oscars
Martha Ruiz counts the Oscars votes and talks about the measures she takes to keep the results safe.
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Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel's friendly rivalry has already been mentioned on the red carpet.
Speaking to ABC, Matt Damon said of his nemesis and tonight's Oscars host:
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He's talentless, but unfortunately he's got an incredible group of writers that work for him, so I think I'm in for it tonight!
He could well be - let's wait and see if Jimmy takes a swipe at Matt during his opening monologue...
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As if we couldn't heart Dev Patel any more, he's brought his mum Anita along to the ceremony.
<3 <3 <3
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Dev and Anita Patel
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Some breaking news for you now: Casey Affleck is still incapable of smiling on an awards ceremony red carpet.
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The A-listers are hitting the red carpet thick and fast now, including tonight's hot favourite for best actress...
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Emma Stone
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Alicia Vikander
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Janelle Monae
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Kirsten Dunst
How Naomie Harris gets Oscar readypublished at 00:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February 2017
Best supporting actress nominee Naomie Harris spoke to BBC 5live about how she planned to prepare for the ceremony - and getting a facial was at the top of her list.
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Best supporting actress nominee Naomie Harris on getting Oscar ready
She posted a snap on Instagram earlier today showing her pamper session.
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