Here's how Ryan Gosling reacted to that wild Best Picture twist

The look of a man who knows he did not, in fact, save jazz.
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Here's how Ryan Gosling reacted to that wild Best Picture twist
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Just when the cast and crew of La La Land thought they'd won Best Picture at 2017 Oscars, the Academy pulled a Steve Harvey and gave the award to Moonlight, its rightful winner.

Here's how La La Land star Ryan Gosling reacted to the news:

This is the look of a man who knows he's been beat.

This is the look of a man who knows he did not, in fact, save jazz.

This is the look of a man who knows Moonlight deserved it more.

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