La La Land comes out on top despite gaffe over Oscar for Best Picture

Hollywood

BARRY Jenkins's coming-of-age drama Moonlight won the coveted best picture statuette at Sunday's Oscars - but the evening ended in chaos as La La Land was mistakenly handed the award.

Hollywood legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, stars of 1967 crime classic Bonnie and Clyde, were meant to give the evening's top prize to Mr Jenkins's film, but she mistakenly called it for Damien Chazelle's musical.

Scenes of confusion and embarrassment followed after the La La Land crew - already on stage and delivering speeches - suddenly realised the mistake and announced that Moonlight had actually won, prompting Mr Beatty to mumble apologies.

Backstage, La La Land star Emma Stone, who was named best …