Sometimes the unexpected happens.
The oft-called greatest film of all time, “Citizen Kane,” lost out to Welsh coal-mining tale “How Green Was My Valley” in 1942. Rumors circulated that presenter Jack Palance had said the wrong name when Marisa Tomei won the Supporting Actress Oscar for “My Cousin Vinny” in 1993. “Brokeback Mountain” “Crash”-ed and burned at the 2006 ceremony.
Sometimes, there is glory:
Martin Scorsese finally taking home the statue after seven previous nominations in 2007. Halle Berry being the first black woman to win a Lead Actress Oscar in 2002. Kate Winslet waving excitedly to her father when she finally won after five losses.
Sometimes there are just hilariously memorable moments.